How to confirm firewall settings and close port 29644 on NovaSeq 6000

Before making firewall modifications, confirm with your system or network administrator that the following changes will not conflict with existing policies.

Confirm that Firewall is Enabled1. Open the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security application.

1. Select Inbound Rules. Two rules should exist for universal-copy-service: one for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and one for User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

1. Double-click the universal-copy-service rule and edit the properties as follows.

2. Navigate to the General tab, and then ensure that Block the connection is selected

1. If currently set to "Allow the connection", select the "Block the connection" option, and then select Apply.

2. Navigate to the Advanced tab, and ensure the Domain, Private, and Public checkboxes are selected.

3. If any checkboxes are not selected, select the Domain, Private, and Public checkboxes as needed, and then select Apply.

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5. To return to the list of inbound rules, select OK.

6. Repeat for the remaining UCS rule.

7. In Inbound Rules, confirm that the UCS rules are set to All in the Profile column and Block in the Action column.

Confirm that Firewall Port 29644 is Blocked

1. Open the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security application.

2. Select Inbound Rules.

3. From the Actions pane, select New Rule.

4. For the rule type, select Port, and then select Next.

5. Select "Specific local ports", and enter 29644 then select Next.

6. Select "Block the connection", and then select Next.

7. To apply the rule to each profile type, select the Domain, Private, and Public checkboxes. Select Next.

8. Enter a name for your new rule (for example, block port 29644). [Optional] Add a description to the rule.

9. Select Finish.

10. Repeat steps 3-9, selecting the UDP radio button under 'Does this rule apply to TCP or UDP?' selection in Step 5.

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