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Firewalling for the Microsoft Windows XP Firewall






 

Before we can open ports for ActiveWebCam, we need to figure out what ports ActiveWebCam++ is using. Here is a brief walkthrough on how to do that. Go ahead and open up ActiveWebCam and get into the camera you want to modifies settings.



At the top of the camera's properties page click the Broadcasting link.



There are two things on this page that require opening a port. If you have Remote Access enabled, you need to open the port in the remote accesses section's Port box. You can change the port that is in that box if you like. Please enter the port for Remote Access into the box below. If you are not using Remote Access just leave this box blank.

ActiveWebCam's port for remote access



The HTTP Server is the second thing in Active WebCam that requires port opening. The Port box in the Http Server section contains the port number that must be opened for the HTTP Server. You can change that port number if you like. Please enter the port you are using for the HTTP Server into the box below. If you are not using the HTTP Server just leave this box blank.

ActiveWebCam's port for the HTTP Server

Go ahead and open up Microsoft Windows XP Firewall. There are a variety of ways that you can get into the Windows XP Firewall. The method that we are going to list should work for most people. Start by clicking on the Start button on the bottom left of your screen and then click on Run. You should see the Run dialog box.


Type the word control into the Run dialog box and click the Ok button. This will take you to the Control Panel.


Click the Security Center link near the bottom left of the page.

Your control panel may look different. If it does, then find the link called Windows Firewall. This will take you straight to the firewall settings page.


Click the Windows Firewall link near the bottom right of the page.




Remove the checkmark from the Don't allow exceptions checkbox.

Click the Exceptions tab.


We will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how to setup Windows XP Firewall's firewall for Active Webcam. Go ahead and enter the settings shown below into the Add Port menu.

Click the Add Port button to open up the Add a Port window.
Add A Port
    
Use these settings to open a port through Windows Firewall. To find the port number and protocol, consult the documentation for the program or service you want to use.
       
       
Name  
Port Number  
  UDP  
       
What are the risks of opening a port?
 
Click the Ok button when you have entered all of this data.

You should see another page of settings below that need to be added to Windows XP Firewall. Open up a new Add Port page and enter those settings.

Click the Add Port button to open up the Add a Port window.
Add A Port
    
Use these settings to open a port through Windows Firewall. To find the port number and protocol, consult the documentation for the program or service you want to use.
       
       
Name  
Port Number  
  UDP  
       
What are the risks of opening a port?
 
Click the Ok button when you have entered all of this data. When you are finished, click the Ok button to close the Windows Firewall. You're done!