Fieldgate SFG500
Changing a computer’s IP properties
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Appendix B Windows Firewall
If firewalls are in use on the computers on which the servers and clients reside, they must be
programmed to allow mutual access. As firewall configuration is often a matter of company
IT security policy, your system administrator should be consulted before proceeding. In
addition, administration rights are required to perform this task.
1. Press
Start => Control Panel => Windows Firewall
2. Press the
Exceptions
tab to add the exceptions on two main levels:
–
Add program..
: specify which applications are able to respond to unsolicited requests
–
Add Port..
: specify that the firewall should allow TCP traffic at ports used by the
servers, see Table 4-1 below
3. In the
General
tab, select the
On (recommended)
radio button to switch on the firewall
Communication ports
The ports available for Fieldgate SFG500 are listed in the table below:
Port number
ID
Meaning
TCP 60010
TCP_PCPS2_SFG500_PORT
UDP 60015
UDP_IDENTIFY_PORT
UDP 60020
UDP_ANNUNC_PORT