What to know before proceeding
Windows Firewall allows you to control incoming and outgoing connections to a Cloud Server through specific security rules. You can restrict incoming connections handled by a specific firewall rule to one or more authorized remote IP addresses.
When configuring firewall rules, it is important to distinguish between:
- Local IP address: identifies the destination IP address on the Cloud Server;
- Remote IP address: identifies the source IP address of the connection.
To restrict access to the Cloud Server based on the source IP address, you must configure the remote IP addresses on the
Scope tab of the relevant rule. Changes apply only to the selected rule. To ensure that access is allowed only from the specified IP addresses, check that there are no other firewall rules allowing the same connections from different IP addresses.
Changing firewall rules may interrupt connections to the Cloud Server, including access via
RDP. Before applying the changes, make sure that the IP address you are connecting from is authorized by the configured rules. If you lose access via RDP, you can use the
recovery console to check and correct the firewall configuration.
Filtering one or more IP addresses on Windows in Italian
- Access the Cloud Server via RDP or the recovery console;
- open the Start menu and type Firewall;
- select Windows Defender Firewall;
- from the menu on the left, select Impostazioni avanzate;
- from the menu on the left, select Regole connessioni in entrata;
- locate the rule for the service whose access you want to restrict and open its properties;
- check that the rule is enabled and configured to allow connections, then select the Ambito tab;
- in the Indirizzo IP remoto section, select Questi indirizzi IP;
- select Aggiungi... and enter the remote IP address you want to authorize;
- to authorize additional IP addresses, repeat the procedure;
- confirm the entered IP addresses and select Applica to apply the changes;
- select OK to close the rule properties.
Filtering one or more IP addresses on Windows in English
- Access the Cloud Server via RDP or the recovery console;
- open the Start menu and type Firewall;
- select Windows Defender Firewall;
- from the menu on the left, select Advanced settings;
- from the menu on the left, select Inbound Rules;
- locate the rule for the service whose access you want to restrict and open its properties;
- check that the rule is enabled and configured to allow connections, then select the Scope tab;
- in the Remote IP address section, select These IP addresses;
- select Add... and enter the remote IP address you want to authorize;
- to authorize additional IP addresses, repeat the procedure;
- confirm the entered IP addresses and select Apply to apply the changes;
- select OK to close the rule properties.