Firewall Settings
Windows Defender Firewall is a tool built into the Windows operating system that is used to provide network security. This however will adversly impact JoeScan applications such as SensorTester or other applications built using JoeScan's Pinchot API. It is recommended to initially disable Windows Defender Firewall while early development is occuring and then to white list the application when ready to deploy the completed application.
Disabling Windows Defender Firewall
Disabling the firewall is done by opening the Control Panel and navigating to System and Security > Windows Defender Firewall > Customize Settings
and selecting the Turn off Windows Defender Firewall
option.
Whitelisting Applications with Windows Defender Firewall
Whitelisting an application will allow the firewall to remain running while permitting the application the ability to bypass the network restrictions. The procedure to allow whitelisting of an application is described below.
- First open Windows Firewall and select "Allow an app...".
- Then select "Allow another app...".
- Select "Browse..." and navigate to the
.exe
file of the application, then selecting the "Add" button.