NEC 320Fc manual Configuring Windows Firewall for the Active Upgrade Process

Pre-Upgrade Tasks

Configuring Windows Firewall for the Active Upgrade Process

The Active Upgrade console requires network access to:

•Communicate with system components and underlying services in the ftServer System Software.

•Allow communication between the Production Side and the Upgrade Side while the system is split, so you can perform upgrade tasks.

If you have enabled Windows Firewall to protect your system, it might prevent you from using some of the features of Active Upgrade console; therefore, you should enable the exception for the Active Upgrade console in your Windows Firewall settings.

N O T E S

1.Install the Active Upgrade software before modifying your Windows Firewall settings. If Windows Firewall is enabled on your system, the installation process adds an entry for the Active Upgrade console to the list of Windows Firewall exceptions. This entry is disabled by default.

2.If you enable Windows Firewall after installing the Active Upgrade software, you can reinstall the Active Upgrade software to add the exception to Windows Firewall.

To configure Windows Firewall

1.Open the Windows Firewall control panel.

2.Click the Exceptions tab to display the list of exceptions (Figure 2-1).

3.Click the check box next to Active Upgrade Software to activate it.

4.Click the check box next to Remote Desktop to activate it. (This allows you to connect to the Upgrade Side with Remote Desktop while the system is in split mode. See “Connecting to the Desktop on the Upgrade Side” on page 4-6for more information.)

5.Click OK to enable this exception and close the control panel.

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