Would you like to learn how to open a TCP port on the Windows Firewall using the command-line? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the command-line to create a firewall rule to open a port on Windows.
• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7
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Tutorial Firewall – Open a TCP port using the command-line
As an Administrator, start an elevated command-line.
Create a firewall rule to open a TCP port.
Verify the created firewall rule.
Here is the command output:
In our example, we created a firewall rule to allow the input on the TCP port 80 using the command-line.
Create a firewall rule to allow the input to multiple TCP ports.
Verify the created firewall rule.
Here is the command output:
In our example, we created a firewall rule to open multiple TCP ports using the command-line.
Congratulations! You are able to create a firewall rule to open a TCP port using the command-line on Windows.
