# Windows firewall blocks Wowza

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-firewall-blocks-wowza/46092>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 22, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-firewall-blocks-wowza/46092 "2015-10-22T14:27:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![M\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@M\_H](https://community.wowza.com/u/M_H)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-firewall-blocks-wowza/46092/1 "2015-10-22T14:27:49Z")

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I’m using the free trial of Wowza on Windows 10 Enterprise. The Windows firewall blocks port 1935. When I disable the Windows firewall, I can connect just fine, but I want to use the Windows firewall.

I see no entry for a Wowza app in the firewall rules. I looked at Services and found the binary in **\program files (x86)** which gets started. It’s **nssm\_64.exe**. I manually added that to the firewall rules, but it still didn’t work. I already have a copy of Java installed on this PC, if that matters.

How should I proceed?

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Ramberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Andrew\_Ramberg](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrew_Ramberg)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-firewall-blocks-wowza/46092/2 "2015-10-22T21:36:53Z")

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Hello,

In Windows 10, if you open Windows Firewall and Advanced Security, you will need to create a new Inbound Rule to allow for connections on port 1935. If you click on “[New Rule](http://gfycat.com/CandidWideeyedKoala)” and select “Port” instead of “Program”, you should be able to build a TCP rule for port 1935, allowing these inbound connections.

Best regards,

Andrew

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-firewall-blocks-wowza/46092/3 "2015-10-27T07:29:57Z")

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Thanks for the update. Glad you got this sorted.

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![M\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@M\_H](https://community.wowza.com/u/M_H)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/windows-firewall-blocks-wowza/46092/4 "2015-10-22T20:02:40Z")

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Thanks, that did the trick.