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How to: Manually Open TCP/UDP Ports

59857 | Date Created: 03/24/2009 | Last Updated: 08/29/2019
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Question
How do I manually open TCP/UDP ports on a computer?

Answer
Windows XP
To manually open a port in Windows XP, follow these steps (taken from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308127
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308127)):

1. Click Start, and then click My Network Places.

2. Under Network Tasks, click View Network Connections. (Or, right-click My Network Places on the desktop,
and then click Properties.)
3. Right-click the connection that you use for the Internet, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings.

Note: If the Settings button is unavailable, Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) is not enabled on this
connection, and you do not have to open any ports (because they are all already open).

5. Click Add to open a new port.

6. In the Description box, type a friendly name. For example, type File Sharing : Port 445 .
7. In the Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network box, type 127.0.0.1.

Note: You can specify the IP address of an internal computer. But you typically will use 127.0.0.1.

8. In the External port and Internal port boxes, type the port number. Generally, this number is the same.
9. Click either TCP or UDP, and then click OK.
10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 for each port that you want to open.

Windows 7
To open a port in Windows 7, use the following procedure:

1. Open Windows Firewall by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type
firewall , and then click Windows Firewall.
2. In the left pane, click Advanced settings. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an
administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

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3. In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security dialog box, in the left pane, click Inbound Rules, and
then, in the right pane, click New Rule.
4. Follow the instructions in the New Inbound Rule wizard.

For more information visit Microsoft® website: Open a port in Windows Firewall (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows/open-port-windows-firewall#1TC=windows-7).

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