Configure services and ports

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To configure services and ports

Open Routing and Remote Access.
In the console tree, click NAT/Basic Firewall.

Where?
- Routing and Remote Access/server name/IP Routing/NAT/Basic Firewall
In the details pane, right-click the interface you want to configure, and then click Properties.
On the Services and Ports tab, do one of the following:
- If the port is associated with a common network service, review the list in Services, select the service, review the settings displayed, and click OK.
- If the port is not associated with a common network service, or if that service is not listed under Services, click Add, provide a name for the service and the settings required for the incoming and outgoing ports, and click OK.
- If you want to disable a port that is associated with a common network service, review the list in Services, and clear the appropriate check box.
- If you want to disable a previously added port, review the list in Services, and the clear the appropriate check box for the service that you added.
- If you want to remove a previously added port, review the list in Services, select the service that you added, and click Delete.

Note

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group. As a security best practice, consider using the Run As command rather than logging on with administrative credentials. If you have logged on with administrative credentials, you can also open Routing and Remote Access by clicking Start, clicking Control Panel, double-clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Routing and Remote Access. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.

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