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title: Checklist Creating Inbound Firewall Rules (Windows)
description: Use these tasks for creating inbound firewall rules in your GPOs for Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.
ms.prod: windows-client
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.date: 09/07/2021
appliesto: 
  - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/supported-versions-windows-client" target="_blank">Windows 10 and later</a>
  - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/windows-server-release-info" target="_blank">Windows Server 2016 and later</a>
---

# Checklist: Creating Inbound Firewall Rules


This checklist includes tasks for creating firewall rules in your GPOs.

**Checklist: Creating inbound firewall rules**

| Task | Reference |
| - | - |
| Create a rule that allows a program to listen for and accept inbound network traffic on any ports it requires. | [Create an Inbound Program or Service Rule](create-an-inbound-program-or-service-rule.md)| 
| Create a rule that allows inbound network traffic on a specified port number. | [Create an Inbound Port Rule](create-an-inbound-port-rule.md)| 
| Create a rule that allows inbound ICMP network traffic. | [Create an Inbound ICMP Rule](create-an-inbound-icmp-rule.md)| 
| Create rules that allow inbound RPC network traffic. | [Create Inbound Rules to Support RPC](create-inbound-rules-to-support-rpc.md)| 
| Enable a predefined rule or a group of predefined rules. Some predefined rules for basic network services are included as part of the installation of Windows; others can be created when you install a new application or network service. | [Enable Predefined Inbound Rules](enable-predefined-inbound-rules.md)|