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FileWave Firewall Scripts for Windows

Summary

FileWave installers leave Windows Firewall settings untouched by default. This historical article provides scripts that add Windows Firewall rules for FileWave Windows components when needed.

FileWave 15.5 added these firewall changes to the normal client upgrade process. The script remains here as an example and as a fallback if the upgrade Fileset did not add the rule.

FileWave 16.0.0 removed the need for this rule. Use this article only for historical 15.5 firewall remediation or as an example of how to manage Windows Firewall rules with a script.

Procedure

Use the attached .bat file for FileWave 15.4.2 or earlier, or the Fileset for FileWave 15.5.x, to open the firewall for the matching executable at its standard install location. If you installed a FileWave component to a nonstandard path, update the path inside the script first.

The scripts allow inbound and outbound connections for the installed FileWave executables and use this basic syntax:

Windows 10 and beyond running FileWave 15.5.x:

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="FileWave Client" \
action=allow program="C:\Program Files\FileWave\client\fwcld.exe" \
enable=yes dir=in description="FileWave Client Inbound Access, usually only port 20010 is needed for client monitor connections"
Custom Fields

The following download contains two Custom Fields to report the firewall status of the FileWave Client, for example:

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Custom Fields download:

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