If you have the default Microsoft Windows XP personal firewall enabled on a PC and you would like to install and run Entire Net-Work components on that PC, you will need to allow communications through the firewall on certain ports. You can do this in one of two ways, as described in this document:
Note:
If you attempt to install Entire Net-Work in a system with a firewall in
place, be sure that your system administrator has opened the firewall for the
Software AG Directory Server port or the installation may not complete
successfully.
You can allow a specific executable program to open a port. To do so, issue the following command:
C:\>netsh firewall add allowedprogram program="<path and file name>" name="<component-name>" profile=ALL
where <path and file name> is the path and file name of the file you want to allow and <component-name> is a user-specified name to identify the file you are allowing. The following table lists the common Entire Net-Work component files that might need to be allowed if Windows XP personal firewall is enabled:
| Component Name | Default Path and File Name |
|---|---|
| Entire Net-Work Kernel program | C:\Program Files\Software AG\Entire Net-Work Server\v731\wcpkernel.exe |
| Entire Net-Work Client Service | C:\Program Files\Software AG\Entire Net-Work Client\wclservice.exe |
| Entire Net-Work Server Service | C:\Program Files\Software AG\Entire Net-Work Server\v731\wcpservice.exe |
| Software AG Directory Server Service | C:\Program Files\Software AG\Directory Server\xtsdssvcadi.exe |
| System Management Hub (SMH) CSLayer Service | C:\Program Files\Software AG\System Management Hub\bin\argsrv.exe |
| System Management Hub (SMH) EventLayer Service | C:\Program Files\Software AG\System Management Hub\bin\argevsrv.exe |
| System Management Hub (SMH) MILayer Service | C:\Program Files\Software AG\System Management Hub\bin\argmlsrv.exe |
To remove the Entire Net-Work component as an allowed program, issue the following command:
C:\>netsh firewall delete allowedprogram program="<path and file name>" profile=ALL
where <path and file name> is the path and file name of the file you want to disallow.
To open a specific port for use by a Entire Net-Work component in the firewall, issue the following command:
C:\>netsh firewall add portopening protocol=TCP port=nnnn name="<component-name>" profile=ALL
where nnnn is the port number you want to open and <component-name> is a user-specified name to identify the port you are allowing.
To avoid port number conflicts, read Port Number Reference for a general list of the ports used by Software AG products.
To close a specific port in the firewall, issue the following command:
C:\>netsh firewall delete portopening protocol=TCP port=nnnn profile=ALL
where nnnn is the port number you want to close.
