Symfoware Server V12.1.0 Installation and Setup Guide for Server

4.4.3 Windows Firewall Settings

If the Windows firewall feature is to be enabled, you should enable a port number on the database server. The following explains how to enable a port number:

Windows Server(R) 2003 or Windows Server(R) 2003 R2:

1. In the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], and then click [Windows Firewall].

2. In the [Windows Firewall] window, on the [Exceptions] tab, click [Add Port].

3. In the [Add a Port] window, set the following:

   1. In [Name], specify the desired name.

   2. In [Port number], specify the Web server port number that was specified when creating the instance.

   3. Select [TCP].

4. Click [OK].

5. On the [Exceptions] tab, in the [Programs and Services] list, check if the added port is enabled.

6. In the [Windows Firewall] window, click [OK].

Windows Server(R) 2008:

1. In the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel].

2. Click [Security] and then click [Windows Firewall].

3. In the [Windows Firewall] window, click [Change settings].

4. On the [Exceptions] tab, click [Add port].

5. In the [Add a Port] window, set the following:

   1. In [Name], specify the desired name.

   2. In [Port number], specify the Web server port number that was specified when creating the instance.

   3. Select [TCP].

6. Click [OK].

7. On the [Exceptions] tab, in the [Program or port] list, check if the added port is enabled.

8. In the [Windows Firewall] window, click [OK].

Windows Server(R) 2008 R2:

1. In the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel].

2. Click [System and Security], and then click [Windows Firewall].

3. In the [Windows Firewall] window, click [Advanced settings] on the left side of the window.

4. In the [Windows Firewall with Advanced Security] window, click [Inbound Rules] on the left side of the window.

5. Click [New Rule] on the right side of the window.

6. In the [New Inbound Rule Wizard] window, select [Port], and then click [Next].

7. Select [TCP] and [Specific local ports], then specify the Web server port number specified when creating the instance, and then click [Next].

8. Select [Allow the connection], and then click [Next].

9. Select the profiles for which this rule applies, and then click [Next].

10. In [Name], specify the desired name, and then click [Finish].

11. In the [Windows Firewall with Advanced Security] window, check if the added rule is enabled under [Inbound Rules] in the center of the window.

Windows Server(R) 2012 or Windows Server(R) 2012 R2:

1. Right-click the [Start] screen, and then click [All apps] that is displayed in the bottom-right of the screen. In the [Apps] window, click [Control Panel].

2. Click [Windows Firewall].

3. In the [Windows Firewall] window, click [Advanced settings] on the left side of the window.

4. In the [Windows Firewall with Advanced Security] window, click [Inbound Rules] on the left side of the window.

5. Click [New Rule] on the right side of the window.

6. In the [New Inbound Rule Wizard] window, select [Port], and then click [Next].

7. Select [TCP] and [Specific local ports], then specify the Web server port number specified when creating the instance, and then click [Next].

8. Select [Allow the connection], and then click [Next].

9. Select the profiles for which this rule applies, and then click [Next].

10. In [Name], specify the desired name, and then click [Finish].

11. In the [Windows Firewall with Advanced Security] window, check if the added rule is enabled under [Inbound Rules] in the center of the window.