{"id":11599,"date":"2021-09-16T05:16:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T05:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11599"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:52:50","slug":"how-to-add-ip-address-in-windows-firewall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-add-ip-address-in-windows-firewall\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add IP Address in Windows Firewall?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The users with Windows operating system can add an IP address when they configure the Windows Firewall settings.<\/p>\n<h2>To Add IP Address in Windows Firewall<\/h2>\n<p>1. Open the <strong>Start<\/strong> menu and search for the <strong>Windows Defender Firewall <\/strong>option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_windows_defender_firewall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"703\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Advanced settings<\/strong>\u00a0option from the sidebar menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_advanced_settings_firewall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1127\" height=\"596\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Windows Firewall with Advanced Security<\/strong> panel will open.<\/p>\n<p>3. Click the <strong>Inbound Rules\u00a0<\/strong>option from the navigation menu.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0Under the <strong>Actions<\/strong> section, click <strong>New Rule&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_firewall_inbound_rules.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1049\" height=\"786\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Windows Firewall will open a\u00a0new window New Inbound Rule Wizard.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Select the <strong>Custom<\/strong>\u00a0option and then select\u00a0<strong>Scope<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_new_inbound_rule_wizard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A form will appear in the window.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you can add local and remote IP addresses.<\/p>\n<p>6. Choose<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Any IP address<\/strong> for all corresponding IPs<\/li>\n<li><strong>These IP addresses<\/strong> option to add the IP address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you choose the latter, the <strong>Add&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>button will become functional.<\/p>\n<p>7. Click on the <strong>Add&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_new_inbound_rule_wizard_add_ip-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another window named IP Address will pop up.<\/p>\n<p>8. Enter\/Add the IP address and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"379\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The IP address you entered will appear in the list, meaning the system has successfully added it to the Firewall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_new_inbound_rule_wizard_add_next.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9. To further configure the Firewall settings click on <strong>Next &gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will take you to the step labeled <strong>Action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>10. Choose the action to take when a connection happens under your set conditions and click on <strong>Name<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_name.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_name.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_name.png 716w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_name-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>11. In the <strong>Name<\/strong> section, you have to reenter the IP address in the <strong>Name:<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n<p>You can also enter a suitable <strong>Description<\/strong> but, it is optional. So, I leave it to your discretion.<\/p>\n<p>12. Click the <strong>Finish\u00a0<\/strong>button to complete the procedure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_finish.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_finish.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_finish.png 716w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/win_IP_address_firewall_settings_finish-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Windows will then add the IP address and apply the configurations to the Firewall settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The users with Windows operating system can add an IP address when they configure the Windows Firewall settings. 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