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#### Viewing the Currently Allowed Inbound Connections

By default, all inbound connections that are not explicitly allowed are blocked.

To view the currently applied firewall rules for inbound connections:

1. Go to Home > IP Addresses (in the Server group) > Firewall.
2. Click the network interface you need.

   All currently defined rules are listed. The S (status) column shows the icon if the firewall blocks the packets that match the rule, and the icon if the firewall allows the packets that match the rule to pass through.

   Note. Configuring firewall for specific network interfaces is only available under Microsoft Windows Server 2003. If you are using Microsoft Windows Server 2008, go to the Firewall Rules tab.

3. Do any of the following:
   - To view or change the properties of a rule, click the respective rule's name. To save any changes you have made to the rule, click OK. To return to the previous screen without saving any changes, click Cancel or click Up Level.
   - To allow connections to a service, click Add Firewall Rule, specify the rule name for future reference, specify the port and the protocol for which incoming connections must be allowed. Leave the Switch on rule check box selected, if you wish to apply the rule immediately. Click OK.
   - To allow connections to a service that you previously made inaccessible, click the respective icon in the S column.
   - To temporarily block connections to a service, click the respective icon in the S column.
   - To permanently block connections to a service, select the check box corresponding to the rule that allows connections to the respective service, and click Remove. Removing a rule blocks the connections that were specified in that rule.