{"id":1631,"date":"2019-02-11T06:51:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T06:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2019-02-11T06:52:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T06:52:38","slug":"open-a-port-on-windows-firewall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/windows10\/open-a-port-on-windows-firewall\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open a Port on Windows Firewall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firewall is a program to protect you from threats on the internet (both traffic from the internet and from local applications trying to gain access when they shouldn\u2019t). But sometimes you may want to allow otherwise restricted traffic through your firewall. To do so, you\u2019ll have to open a port. Here is how.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Open a Port on Windows Firewall:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"w10steps\">\n<ul>\n<li>STEP 1: At first, open Windows Firewall App. To do so, just click <b>Start<\/b>, type <b>Windows Firewall<\/b> into the search box, and then click on <b>Windows Defender Firewall<\/b>.<br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/windows-10-run-firewall-app.png\" alt=\"windows-10-run-firewall-app\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>STEP 2: Then click on <b>Advanced Settings<\/b>.<br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/windows-10-firewall-advanced-settings.png\" alt=\"windows-10-firewall-advanced-settings\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 3: After that, click the <b>Inbound Rules<\/b> category on the left. In the far right pane, click the <b>New Rule<\/b> command.<br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/windows-10-firewall-add-new-rule.png\" alt=\"windows-10-firewall-add-new-rule\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><br \/>\nNote: If you need to open a rule for outgoing traffic, instead of clicking <b>Inbound Rule<\/b>, you\u2019d click <b>Outbound Rule<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>STEP 4: Then select the <b>Port<\/b> option on the Rule Type page and then click <b>Next<\/b>.<img src=\"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/windows-10-firewall-select-port.png\" alt=\"windows-10-firewall-select-port\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 5: On the next screen, you\u2019ll have to choose whether the port you\u2019re opening uses the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or User Datagram Protocol (UDP).<br \/>\nSelect the <b>Specific Local Ports<\/b> option and then type the port number into the field provided. Then just press <b>Next<\/b><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/windows-10-firewall-port-number.png\" alt=\"windows-10-firewall-port-number\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 6: Click <b>Allow the Connection<\/b> and then click <b>Next<\/b> on the next page.<br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/windows-10-firewall-allow-connection.png\" alt=\"windows-10-firewall-allow-connection\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 7: After that, choose when the rule applies and click <b>Next<\/b>. You can choose one or all of the following:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Domain<\/b>: When a PC is connected to a domain controller that Windows can authenticate access to the domain.<\/li>\n<li><b>Private<\/b>: When a PC is connected to a private network, like a home network or a network that you trust.<\/li>\n<li><b>Public<\/b>: When a PC is connected to an open network, like a cafe, airport, or library where anyone can join, and the security is unknown to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/windows-10-firewall-choose-profile.png\" alt=\"windows-10-firewall-choose-profile\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 8: Finally, give your new rule a name and an optional, more detailed description. 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