Windows Firewall Exceptions for SOLIDWORKS Network Based Products

Adding Windows Firewall Exceptions for SOLIDWORKS Network-Based Products

The purpose of this article is to show the procedure for adding Windows Firewall exceptions. SOLIDWORKS SolidNetwork License Manger, SOLIDWORKS PDM, SOLIDWORKS Manage, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, SOLIDWORKS Visualize Boost, SOLIDWORKS Simulation Worker Agent and other SOLIDWORKS network-based products need open communication between the client and server. To achieve this open communication, Windows Firewall rules need to be added to open up the lanes for network communication.

Default Ports

Below is a list of default ports used by SOLIDWORKS products, that you will need to add in the later steps of this guide depending on which product you are looking to add the exception for.

Product

Port

TCP

UDP

PDM Web2 Server

80

PDM Web2 Server

443

SQL Server

1433

SQL Server

1434

PDM Archive Server

3030

SolidNetwork License Manager

25734

SolidNetwork License Manager

25735

Electrical Collaborative Server

26666-26672

Adding Port Exceptions

You will need to modify firewall port settings on the server or remote worker machine by doing the following:

1. Go to Start > type in Firewall > select Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
2. Select Inbound Rules on the left

windows defender inbound rules

3. Select New Rule on the right

new rule

4. Select Port and click Next

select windows firewall port

5. Select TCP or UDP depending on the rule needed, then under Specific Local Ports, add the port numbers needed, and click Next

Note: This example opens all TCP ports needed for the operation of PDM and the SolidNetwork License Manger. Port List = 1433,1434,3030,25734,25735

6. Select Allow the Connection and click Next

7. Enable Domain, Private, and Public profiles for operation in all contexts and click Next

8. Type a Descriptive Name including the Type-Direction and click Finish

inbound rule wizard naming

9. Process Complete! Repeat as needed until all necessary exceptions have been added.

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