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title: Configuring Windows Firewall Ports
description: "### Steps to allow access to Firewall Ports Go to your ROIPOS Server computer. Windows 10, 8.1, 8.0 and Windows 7 1. Go to Control Panel. Windows 8.1 and 8: Right click the Windows button and select Control Panel. Windows…"
url: "https://roipos.com/knowledge-base/how-to-configure-windows-firewall-ports/"
updated: "2023-10-27"
category: Tech Issues
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# Configuring Windows Firewall Ports

### Steps to allow access to Firewall Ports

Go to your ROIPOS Server computer.

Windows 10, 8.1, 8.0 and Windows 7

1. Go to Control Panel.
    Windows 8.1 and 8: Right click the Windows button and select Control Panel.
    Windows 7: Click Windows Start and select Control Panel.
2. In the View by dropdown, select Small icons.
3. Click Windows Firewall.
4. On the left side of the window, click Advanced Settings.
5. On the left side of the window, click Inbound Rules.
6. On the right side of the window, click New Rule.
7. In the New Inbound Rule Wizard window, choose Port and click Next.
8. Enter the necessary port numbers. (see Point of Sale Firewall ports below). Note: If a port is both TCP and UDP, you need to enter the port twice (once for TCP and once for UDP).
9. Click Next and name the new inbound rule .
10. Restart the computer and open Point of Sale.

### These are the necessary ports for Point of Sale firewall configuration

Port                          Port Numbers               Recommended Name
 TCP (Incoming)     9000, 1433, 2433        9000, 1433, 2433 TCP
 UDP (Incoming)    1434                               1434 UDP