Symfoware Server V12.1.0 Cluster Operation Guide

C.2 Windows Firewall Settings

This section explains how to enable the port number used by Mirroring Controller, if the Windows firewall feature is enabled.

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 any name.

   2. In [Port number], specify the port number defined in the network definition file.

   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 port number defined in the network definition file, 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 any 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] window, and then click [All apps] that is displayed at the bottom-right of the window. 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 port number defined in the network definition file, 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 any 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.