Setting up firewall access for Firebird

1. From the Windows Control Panel, go to Windows Defender Firewall, and then click Advanced Settings > Inbound Rules .

2. From the Actions section, click New Rule .

3. From the Rule Type section, select Custom , and then click Next .

4. From the Program section, select This program path , and then browse to the location of the database. Click Next .

   Note:  The default location of the database is C:\Program Files\Lexmark\Solutions\firebird\firebird.exe .

5. In the “Protocol type” menu, select TCP .

6. In the “Local port” menu, select Specific Ports , and then enter the port number of the database. Click Next .

   Note:  The default port number of the database is 3050.

7. When prompted which remote IP addresses the rule applies to, select These IP addresses , and then click Add .

8. Specify the IP addresses of the server and load balancer, and then click Next .

9. From the Action section, select Allow the connection , and then click Next .

10. If necessary, from the Profile section, select Domain , Private , and Public . Click Next .

11. Type a unique name for the inbound rule.

12. Click Finish .