Title: Optimize Firewall
Last modified: March 9, 2025

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# Optimize Firewall

 *  Resolved [Kevin Bart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartmissions/)
 * (@bartmissions)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optimize-firewall-3/)
 * I switched my site to ScalaHosting recently. Today I installed your plugin and
   when I got to optimize the firewall I get this error: The requested URL was not
   found on this server.
 * What needs to be done so that I can optimize the firewall?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Foptimize-firewall-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [wfmargaret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmargaret/)
 * (@wfmargaret)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optimize-firewall-3/#post-18353436)
 * Hi [@bartmissions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartmissions/),
 * Thank you for reaching out! Please ask your host to check for any false positives
   in ModSecurity. The ModSecurity server firewall rule (Atomicorp’s ID 390149) 
   has been noted for disallowing access to some of our plugin’s admin pages. Disabling
   any rules hitting false positives for Wordfence would be the better option, rather
   than disabling ModSecurity altogether, if possible.
 * Thanks,
   Margaret
 *  Thread Starter [Kevin Bart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartmissions/)
 * (@bartmissions)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optimize-firewall-3/#post-18355360)
 * Thank. I will contact ScalaHosting to see what they say. Hopefully they will 
   be able to fix it so I can use the Security Lock feature for sites I have.
 *  Thread Starter [Kevin Bart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartmissions/)
 * (@bartmissions)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optimize-firewall-3/#post-18355361)
 * I will let you know what they say.
 *  Plugin Support [wfmargaret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmargaret/)
 * (@wfmargaret)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optimize-firewall-3/#post-18359879)
 * Hi [@bartmissions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartmissions/),
 * Thanks, please let me know how it goes! If the issue is related to ModSecurity,
   they can typically disable just the one rule causing the false positive, so you’ll
   still be able to take advantage of any security features they offer.
 * Thanks,
   Margaret

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 * Last reply from: [wfmargaret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmargaret/)
 * Last activity: [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optimize-firewall-3/#post-18359879)
 * Status: resolved