
Enter a dash between the start and end range. If you want to add a port range, that is also possible. Multiple ports can also be opened by entering port numbers separated with commas. Enter the port numbers that you want to open. To create the rule, you need to select either TCP or UDP.Įnsure that ‘Specific local ports’ option is chosen and then enter the port range.

Choose ‘Port’ and then click on ‘Next’ button. It will ask ‘What type of rule you want to create’. A new wizard will open as ‘New Inbound Rule’ wizard. Now, on your right-hand side window, under Actions click on ‘New Rule’.

In the left pane, select ‘Inbound rules’. In the sidebar, click on ‘Advanced Settings’.

On your Windows PC, click on Start menu and select ‘Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.’ If you ever find the need of configuring Windows Firewall settings to open or block the ports, here is the step by step process to open ports in Windows Firewall.
