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Configuring Entire Net-Work Components for Windows XP Personal Firewall

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: you can allow ports for a specific executable program or you can open specific ports. This document covers the following topics:

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.


Allow Ports for a Specific Executable Program

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.

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Open a Specific Port

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.

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