WINDOWS FIREWALL BLOCKING QUICKBOOKS
QuickBooks is the accounting software that used in the accounting / financial world. It’s easy to handle and advanced tools make accounting easy and systematic. The sometime Windows firewall can block the two services of QuickBooks that needed to communicate with the system on which the company file (qbw) is located and preventing normal multi user operations. Contact Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Tech Phone Number for resolving firewall blocking issue.
Steps to Setup or Configure Firewall Settings QuickBooks
1: First you need to auto configured your Firewall ports. Use QuickBooks file doctor that auto open Firewall ports and fix network (US or UK) and company file.
2: Than configure third party Firewall programs and antivirus:First you need to add ports to the third party Firewall by setting TCP and type in a specific port needed as per version. for example, Quickbooks desktop 2017: 8019,56727,55373-55377,etc.
: Then you need to add executables files to your third party antivirus or firewall. e.g. DB Manager EXE.exe, Intuit Sun manager.exe, etc.
3: Go through manually configure ports and exception in your firewall
(a): Server 2003
• Click on Firewall and add port, then make ensure TCP is selected and type in a specific port. Once edit click ok and restart QuickBooks again in multiuser mode.
(b): Window 7, 8, 10, Server 2008 and 2012
• Go through Windows firewall and click advanced setting.
• Then select the port and next then check TCP selected.
• Then proceed and properly allow the connection. Now provide rule’s name like QBPort, then click ok to find.
• Then open it again in a multiuser mode in order to check that the issue is resolved or not.
• E.g. QB Desktop 2015: 8019.55363-55367, etc.
QuickBooks Windows Firewall Disabled Exceptions
In some cases QuickBooks Database Server Manager unable to scan QB company file and throws kind of error messages
Networks Diagnostics: Started
+ Windows firewall: Disabled exceptions not defined
Network Diagnostics: Issues detected- Trying to resolve…
+ Windows firewall: Disabled exceptions not defined
Network Diagnostics: Failed. Resolve errors and Retry!!
This mean user have to update firewall with the latest updates or follow these steps
1] User can try QuickBooks File Doctor which not only find firewall related issue but also automatically open the firewall ports .
2] Even you can try Manual setting for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 , Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 >> Find Manual QuickBooks Firewall Settings .
Help Technical Support QB Firewall Blocking Issue
If user facing any issue for manual or automatic firewall settings issue with QuickBooks and all the steps mentioned above not working you can either go to QuickBooks Chat Support for step by step process help of you can dial Toll Free Number +1347-967-4079