Forum Discussion

patkar3's avatar
patkar3
Copper Contributor
Dec 15, 2021

How to add firewall rules to msix packages

Hi!
Sorry if this is not the right place to ask newbie questions but I take the chance.
Anyway, I have created a msix packages but need to add firewall rules. The problem is that I do not really know how ... I have followed the guide from Advanced Installer but it does not work.
There are 3 rules to be created and I attach a picture of what they look like.
The question is whether it is possible to fix this?
If I want to install it manually (not msix) I can run this powershell command but how do I include it in a msix packages?

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "M5 Port" -Direction inbound -Profile Any -Action Allow -LocalPort 123 -Protocol TCP -RemoteAddress LocalSubnet
        New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "R-CARD M5 Client" -Description "R-CARD M5 Client" -Direction Inbound -Program "C:\program files (x86)\rco security ab\r-card m5\raclient.exe" -Profile Domain -RemoteAddress LocalSubnet -Action Allow -Protocol TCP
        New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "R-CARD M5 Client" -Description "R-CARD M5 Client" -Direction Inbound -Program "C:\program files (x86)\rco security ab\r-card m5\raclient.exe" -Profile Domain -RemoteAddress LocalSubnet -Action Allow -Protocol UDP

 

 

Regards

Patrik Karlsson

Sweden

  • Bogdan Mitrache's avatar
    Bogdan Mitrache
    Steel Contributor
    Dec 16, 2021
    Have you manually added the extension in the manifest as we explain in the article (https://www.advancedinstaller.com/firewall-rules-msix.html) while creating the package the MSIX Packaging Tool or have you created the package with Advanced Installer.

    If you didn't created the package with Advanced Installer, you can download a trial version to create a test package, then extract and compare its manifest with the one you manually created, to see if you missed something đŸ˜‰
    • patkar3's avatar
      patkar3
      Copper Contributor
      Dec 17, 2021

      Bogdan Mitrache 

      Thank you for the reply. However, my problem Is how to add:

      1. Local port (an external server needs to have a port open with the application).


      2. Allow subnet for an executable

      (Lokalt undernät = Local Subnet)

      I have downloaded and tested Advanced Installer but I just can't find the option for adding "local subnet" or to allow a port for the server to contact the application.

      I guess I'm missing something here but I'm pretty new to all of this.

      Regards
      Patrik


Resources