Create an application rule
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On the
Home page, under
Firewall, click
Configure firewall.
For information about the Home page, see About the Home page.
- Under Configurations, click Configure next to the location that you want to configure.
- Click the Applications tab.
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Select the application in the list, and then click
Custom.
You can also double-click the application in the list.
- In the Application Rules dialog box, click Add.
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Under
Rule name, type a name for the rule.
The rule name must be unique within the list of rules. Two application rules cannot have the same name, but two applications can each have a rule with the same name.
- In Windows 8, under Protocol, select the protocol you want to use.
- Under Select the events the rule will handle, select the conditions that the connection must match for the rule to apply.
- Under Select the action with which the rule will respond, select either Allow it or Block it.
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Do one of the following:
- To allow other connections to and from the same remote address while the initial connection exists, select Concurrent connections. This option is only available for TCP rules.
- To intelligently allow replies from the remote computer based on the initial connection, select Stateful inspection. This option is only available for UDP rules.
Note: In Windows 8, these options are not displayed as Stateful inspection is always used and Concurrent connections are not supported. - Under Rule description, click an underlined value.