Help: Add a system service to the Windows Firewall exceptions list

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10/08/2009

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To add a system service to the Windows Firewall exceptions list

Open Windows Firewall, and then click the Advanced tab.
In Network Connection Settings, click the connection that the system service uses to communicate, and click Settings.

If the system service that you want to add to the exceptions list appears in Services, select the check box for the system service, and click OK.

If the system service that you want to add to the exceptions list does not appear in Services, click Add, and in the Service Settings dialog box, do the following:
1. In Description of service, type a display name for the system service. The display name appears in the exceptions list.
2. In Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network, type the name or IP address of the local computer.
3. In External port number for this service, type the port number that receives unsolicited traffic for this system service. Usually, this is the same as the IP address of the local computer.
4. In Internal port number for this service, type the port number to which the local computer should forward (or translate) incoming traffic.
5. Click either TCP or UDP, depending on the type of traffic your internal and external ports handle, and then click OK.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure.
To start Windows Firewall, click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Windows Firewall.
You can also use the netsh command with the firewall context to perform this procedure and configure other Windows Firewall settings.
You can also use Group Policy settings to perform this procedure and configure other Windows Firewall settings.
You can configure Windows Firewall settings in the standard profile or the domain profile. The domain profile is used when a computer is connected to a network in which the computer's domain account resides. The standard profile is used when a computer is connected to a network in which the computer's domain account does not reside, such as a public network or the Internet. Make sure Windows Firewall is using the correct profile when you perform this procedure.
If a Windows Firewall setting appears dimmed in the graphical user interface, and on the General tab, you see For your security, some settings are controlled by Group Policy, the setting might be managed by Group Policy. If all Windows Firewall settings appear dimmed, and on the General tab, you see You must be a computer administrator to change these settings, you do not have administrative rights to configure Windows Firewall.
On Windows Server 2003, Windows Firewall is turned off by default and the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service is disabled by default. You might have to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service if you try to perform this procedure and you have never started Windows Firewall.
Windows Firewall is not included in the original release of the Windows Server 2003 operating systems.
You should configure scope options for any exceptions that you enable.

Help: Add a system service to the Windows Firewall exceptions list

To add a system service to the Windows Firewall exceptions list

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