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Checklist: Creating Inbound Firewall Rules

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

checklistChecklist: Creating inbound firewall rules for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2

Task Reference

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Create a rule that allows a program to listen for and accept inbound network traffic on any ports it requires.

Procedure topic[Create an Inbound Program or Service Rule on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2](create-an-inbound-program-or-service-rule-on-windows-8-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-server-2012-windows-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2.md)

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Create a rule that allows inbound network traffic on a specified port number.

Procedure topic[Create an Inbound Port Rule on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2](create-an-inbound-port-rule-on-windows-8-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-server-2012-windows-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2.md)

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Create a rule that allows inbound ICMP network traffic.

Procedure topic[Create an Inbound ICMP Rule on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2](create-an-inbound-icmp-rule-on-windows-8-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-server-2012-windows-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2.md)

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Create rules that allow inbound RPC network traffic.

Procedure topic[Create Inbound Rules to Support RPC on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2](create-inbound-rules-to-support-rpc-on-windows-8-windows-7--windows-vista-windows-server-2012-windows-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2.md)

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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.

Procedure topic[Enable Predefined Inbound Rules on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2](enable-predefined-inbound-rules-on-windows-8-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-server-2012-windows-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2.md)