How can I add programs to Windows Firewall Exceptions list in Windows XP / Vista / 2008?
Solution:Before you define program exceptions in “Windows Firewall”, make sure that the “Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions” setting is enabled in Group Policies:
- Click “Start”, click “Run”, type “gpedit.msc”, and then “OK”
- Under “Local Computer Policy” expand “Computer Configuration” > “Administrative Templates” > “Network” > “Network Connections” > “Windows Firewall”, and then click “Domain Profile”
- Right-click “Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions”, and then click “Properties” or simply double-click it
- Click “Enabled”, and then “OK”
That’s it.
Note: You can also use the “Windows Firewall: Define program exceptions” setting to configure local program exceptions.
To add the program to the “Windows Firewall Exceptions” list, follow these steps:
- Click “Start”, and then click “Control Panel”
- Double-click “Windows Firewall”, and then click the “Exceptions” tab
- Click “Add Program”
- Locate the file iadvisor.exe (in the program folder, inside “Program Files”), and then click “OK”
- Click “OK”
- Locate the file piaservice.exe (in the program folder, inside “Program Files”), and then click “OK”
- Click “OK”. This was needed to add the service of the software to the exceptions list.
You can also type the following command in command prompt to add a program to the Windows Firewall Exception list:
netsh firewall add allowedprogram path_to_the_program_folder\iadvisor.exe NetworkInventoryAdvisor ENABLE
and
netsh firewall add allowedprogram path_to_the_program_folder\piaservice.exe NetworkInventoryAdvisorSVC ENABLE
.updated: February 18, 2017 author: