firewall newbie : how to start (create) a policy

Hi,

  I'm a total newbie in firewalls, but want to learn about them and ordered a 
Safe@home 500W
(sofaware, now Checkpoint).
  I want to write my own policy for this firewall, but I'm not sure how to 
start, what not to
forget, what not to do, ...  .
  Does any one of you know whitch book is a perfect (if possible?) guideline?  
Or does someone have
a pdf-file that describes "how to..."?

  Thanks in advance!

Paul

Paul Roosemeyers
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