- Right-click the Start button.
- Click Search.
- Type Windows Firewall.
- Click Windows Firewall.
- Click Advanced settings.
- Click outbound Rules in the left frame of the window.
- Click New Rule… in the right frame of the window.
- Click Port.
- Click Next.
- Click either TCP or UDP.
- Click Specific local ports.
- Type a port number. (In this case, we will open port 1707.)
- Click Next.
- Click Allow the connection.
- Click Next.
- Click any network types you’d like to allow the connection over.
- Click Next.
- Type a name for the rule.
- Click Finish.