Enable AAMail Mail Server in Firewall

2015/03/24 15:45

Firewall is a device that ensures information security. It will allow or limit data transfer according to specific rules. Firewall can be an exclusive hard ware or software in a normal hard disk. It can well protect your target computers from intruders.

If firewall is turned on in your network, you need to enable AAMail to access network in your firewall, and open Port 25 (SMTP), Port 110 (POP3) and Port 80 (Webmail). If you don't allow AAMail to visit firewall, then AAMail can not receive mails or you can't send mails via AAMail.

1. Windows 2003 Firewall

1) Open Windows Control Panel -> Windows Firewall.

2) In the pop up "Windows Firewall" dialog box, click the "Exceptions" tab, and then click the "Add Port..." button (Figure 1-1).

Add Port

Figure 1-1

3) In the pop up "Add a Port" dialog box, add port 25, then select the "TCP" radio button, and click the "OK" button (Figure 1-2).

Add a Port

Figure 1-2

4) Repeat step 2 and 3, then add port 110 and port 80.

5) Back to the "Windows Firewall" dialog box, and click the "Add a Program" button.

6) In the pop up "Add a Program" dialog box, select "AAMail Server" and then click the "OK" button (Figure 1-3).

Add a Program

Figure 1-3

7) Up to this point, port 25, port 110, port 80 and AAMail program has been added successfully. Click the "OK" button to exit "Windows Firewall" dialog box (Figure 1-4).

Windows Firewall

Figure 1-4

2. Windows 2008 Firewall

1) Open Windows Control Panel -> Windows Firewall.

2) In the pop up "Windows Firewall" dialog box, click "Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall" (Figure 1-5).

Windows 2008 Firewall

Figure 1-5

3) In the pop up "Allowed Programs" dialog box, click the "Allow another program..." button (Figure 1-6).

Allowed Programs

Figure 1-6

4) In the pop up "Add a Program" dialog box, select "AAMail Server", and click the "Add" button to finish configuring Windows 2008 R2 Firewall (Figure 1-7).

Add a Program

Figure 1-7

After operated according to the above steps, AAMail can send and receive mails through firewall normally. Please note that because the OS may be different, the place to configure firewall maybe also different, and so are the steps. Please configure according to the actual situation to make sure that AAMail will not be refused by firewall.