Firewall Friendly Connection Setup: PC Firewall Setup Instructions

Firewall Friendly Connection Type

Firewall Friendly is a new connection type that works with PowerSeries Pro control panels. This connection type was designed to allow you to easily connect over IP to panels in the field, without the need to forward ports or make other changes to the firewall setup at the site where the panel is installed. This is especially beneficial for panels installed at sites that do not have a static IP from their Internet Service Provider, since our Firewall Friendly server will act as a DNS lookup server for the site.

Firewall Friendly Setup Instructions

The Firewall Friendly programming can be done for any of the four Integration Sessions of the communicator. For Session 1, follow the section numbers below. For Session 2-4, please consult the PowerSeries Pro Installation Manual for the appropriate section numbers.

Panel Programming:

Enter Section [851] and then enter sub-sections below: 1. [424] [11111111*] 2. [425] [enable toggle options 3 and 5] 3. [426] [enable toggle options 3 and 5] 4. [427] [00010] 5. [428] [18.195.144.225] 6. [429] [01303] 7. [430] [03073] 8. [432] [03070] 9. [433] [03071]

PC Firewall setup:

Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Defender Firewall: Click “Advanced Settings”

Note: This setup will only be required the first time Firewall Friendly is used on the Server or Workstation.

Inbound Rules > New Rules

Select Port and Click Next

Make sure TCP is selected and Program “Specific Local ports” as 51004 and Click Next

Make sure Allow the connection is selected and click Next

Make sure all the check boxes are selected and Click Next

Give the new Inbound Rule a name and click Finish