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This article will show you How to open and close ports in Windows Firewall <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Right-click the Start<\/strong> button<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Search<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Type Windows Firewall<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Windows Firewall<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Advanced settings<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Inbound Rules<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click New Rule<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Port<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Next<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click either TCP<\/strong> or UDP<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Specific local ports<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Type a port number<\/strong> (In this case, we will open port 1707)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Next<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Type<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

14.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Allow the connection<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Next<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

16.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click any network types<\/strong> you’d like to allow the connection over<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

17.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Next<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

18.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Type a name<\/strong> for the rule<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

19.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Finish<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Type<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

How to close a port in Windows Firewall<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Right-click the Start<\/strong> button<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Search<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Right-click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Type Windows Firewall<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Windows Firewall<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Type<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Advanced settings<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Inbound Rules<\/strong> or Outbound Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click the rule<\/strong> you created<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click the name<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Disable Rule<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click Delete<\/strong> if you want to completely delete the rule<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Click<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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This article will show you How to open and close ports in Windows Firewall  1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Right-click the Start button 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click Search 3.\u00a0 \u00a0Type Windows Firewall 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click Windows Firewall 5.\u00a0 \u00a0Click Advanced settings \u00a0 \u00a0 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click Inbound Rules\u00a0 7.\u00a0 \u00a0Click New Rule \u00a0 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click Port 9.\u00a0 \u00a0Click Next 10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click either TCP 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