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Firewall Settings

Firewall applications may block connections between Parallels Transporter and Parallels Transporter Agent.

Firewall problems in Windows

Microsoft Windows operating system has a built-in firewall that blocks connections from and to other computers. When starting Parallels Transporter or Transporter Agent for the fist time, you may get the message that Windows Firewall has blocked some features of the program.

Click the Unblock button to enable the connection between Parallels Transporter and Parallels Transporter Agent.

To prevent this problem in the future, add Transporter and/or Transporter Agent to the firewall exceptions (the list of applications allowed to communicate through the firewall):

  1. From the Start menu, choose Control Panel > Network Connections.
  2. In the Network Tasks pane, click Change Windows Firewall Settings.
  3. Add Parallels Transporter and/or Transporter Agent to the firewall exceptions list.