Create a firewall rule for AppInsight for Exchange in SAM

To add a firewall rule to support AppInsight for Exchange:

1. Open PowerShell in the Run as Administrator context.

   Depending on how it's used, PowerShell can make your deployment vulnerable to unauthorized access. For details, see Use PowerShell in SAM.

2. Create a function for adding firewall rules using the following code:

   function Add-FirewallRule {
   param(
   $name,
   $tcpPorts,
   $appName = $null,
   $serviceName = $null
   )
   $fw = New-Object -ComObject hnetcfg.fwpolicy2
   $rule = New-Object -ComObject HNetCfg.FWRule
   $rule.Name = $name
   if ($appName -ne $null) { $rule.ApplicationName = $appName }
   if ($serviceName -ne $null) { $rule.serviceName = $serviceName }
   $rule.Protocol = 6 #NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP
   $rule.LocalPorts = $tcpPorts
   $rule.Enabled = $true
   $rule.Grouping = "@firewallapi.dll,-23255"
   $rule.Profiles = 7 # all
   $rule.Action = 1 # NET_FW_ACTION_ALLOW
   $rule.EdgeTraversal = $false
   $fw.Rules.Add($rule)
   }

3. Run the function to create the firewall exception for WSMAN using the following command:Add-FirewallRule "Windows Remote Management" "5986" $null $null

   

4. Verify the rule was created by navigating to Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Advanced Settings.
5. Configure AppInsight for Exchange by clicking Configure Server.

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