FirewallException Element (Firewall Extension)
From Windows Installer XML (WiX) v3.0
FirewallException Element (Firewall Extension)
- Description
- Registers an exception for a program or a specific port and protocol in the Windows Firewall on Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and later. For more information about the Windows Firewall, see About Windows Firewall API.
- Windows Installer references
- None
- Parents
- Component, File
- Inner Text
- None
- Children
- Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)
- RemoteAddress (min: 0, max: unbounded)
- Attributes
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Name Type Description Required Id String Unique ID of this firewall exception. Yes File String Identifier of a file to be granted access to all incoming ports and protocols. If you use File, you cannot also use Program, Port, or Protocol. IgnoreFailure YesNoType If "yes," failures to register this firewall exception will be silently ignored. If "no" (the default), failures will cause rollback. Name String Name of this firewall exception, visible to the user in the firewall control panel. Yes Port String Port to allow through the firewall for this exception. If you use Port, you cannot also use File or Program. Program String Path to a target program to be granted access to all incoming ports and protocols. Note that this is a formatted field, so you can use [#fileId] syntax to refer to a file being installed. If you use Program, you cannot also use File, Port, or Protocol. Protocol Enumeration IP protocol used for this firewall exception. If not specified, "tcp" is assumed. If you use Protocol, you must also specify Port and you cannot also use File or Program. This attribute's value must be one of the following: - tcp
- udp
Scope Enumeration The scope of this firewall exception, which indicates whether incoming connections can come from any computer including those on the Internet or only those on the local network subnet. To more precisely specify allowed remote address, specify a custom scope using RemoteAddress child elements. This attribute's value must be one of the following: - any
- localSubnet
- See Also
- Firewall Schema