Reserve a Port or Range

Use this panel to define basic attributes of a port or port range reservation.

Before you begin, know the port number(s), the application protocol and job name.

Steps

  1. Indicate whether you are reserving a single port or a range of ports and enter the appropriate port number(s).

  2. Select the protocol, either TCP or UDP.

  3. Enter the application's job name or you can indicate the port should be blocked and not available for any application.

  4. Optionally, enter a brief comment.

  5. If you wish to set additional advanced options, use the Advanced Settings... button.

  6. Click OK when you are done.

You have completed this panel after you have entered port number(s), protocol, and job name and clicked on OK.

Fields

Port number

Lower value

Upper value

Enter a job name or indicate that these ports are blocked.

You may enter a comment for this port or range.

Radio Buttons
Click Single to reserve a single port number.
Click Range to reserve multiple consecutive port numbers.
Click TCP to indicate the application uses the TCP protocol.
Click UDP to indicate the application uses the UDP protocol.
Click Job name to reserve the port for the application indicated by its job name.
Click Blocked to block all applications from using the port(s).

Push buttons
Click Advanced Settings to configure additional advanced settings.
Click OK to complete the specification.
Click Cancel to negate any entries you have made on this page.
Click Help to understand more about this panel.