If you just bought your new copy of windows and are eager towards using your new computer, then I guess when installing different software you would often be confronted with some pop up messages that involves your firewall.
What is a firewall?
When we’re talking about a network firewall, then we are talking about something that protects your connection from other users that might be able to use it without encryption or password. Because wireless routers usually have only one IP address and it is impossible to be able to directly connect the wireless clients using the Network Address Translation process (shortly put, NAT) you can refer to your wireless router as a firewall. Thus there are many wireless routers out there which have port or application specific firewall capabilities, and again, they can also be referred to as firewalls.
How to disable a wireless router firewall in windows
- The first thing you might want to make sure of is to log in as the administrator of your computer and have all the router firewalls disabled. There is no administration interface blueprint and they all differ according to manufacturers and also model. It is also possible that your router might not contain any firewall options. But if it does have, make sure that you go to that section and render the firewall unchecked.
- Now you will have to forward a port. This is required if an external PC is being declined the access of connecting to the internal client.
- At this step you will need to have knowledge of your internal IP address.
- Now, just go to “Start”, then click “Run” and write in the new console “cmd”. After the operation is executed you will have to write “ipconfig” and then press “Enter” once again. Then carefully check the information that has appeared and locate your IP address.
- If you don’t have any idea about the port that has to be forwarded you can check your software’s documentation.
- Now you will need to start your router’s administration console.
- Find a tab named “Port forwarding” or any other tab that resembles that. Again, this section’s name will be different and it depends on the model of your router and the manufacturer.
- Now you will be required to add the corresponding port and then have your IP address forwarded. If you will decide to change your IP address in the future, you will have to repeat this process again. Also, if you have a dynamic IP address thus it changes a lot, you can ask your ISP to provide you with a public IP.
If you have troubles and didn’t quite solve your problem, make sure that you follow the steps clearly and thoroughly. You may be surprised on how much can a single overlooking of a detail mean when you’re dealing with computer things. If you think that you cannot handle this on your own, you can try asking at online forums.
