Firewall cannot install hp printer due to firewall how do I open firewall

U may have installed software successfully but at times due to firewall or may be Anti virus program which you have does not allow printer and computer to communicate each other so we have to check that.

Please tell me

Which operating system do you have

You need to install the latest driver which is compatible with the Windows 7 installed in your computer.

Just download the driver. Just click on the link below.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4062&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=3204785#N697

Hope this helps. Just let me know if it works or not. Please provide with comments and ratings. Good luck.

This problem is related to Firewall settings. If I guess right, you've installed the Outpost Firewall with the Hp Software. Look at the right-side of the taskbar, you'll see a light-blue icon of Outpost Firewall. Right-click the icon and select "Disable". Now, open "My Computer" > double-click C:\ drive > Program Files > Agnitum > Outpost Firewall > locate and open "machine.ini" > Notepad will open up, now locate the line in the notepad text "EnableContentHandler=True", now replace the "True" with "False", and save the file.
Now re-enable the Outpost Firewall from the Taskbar. You'll be able to scan now.

Good luck.

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Port fowarding is usually done on your router's firewall, or on your computers software firewall. This sounds like the installer messed with firewall settings on your pc itself.

Check your torrent client to see what ports it wants open, and then make sure your software firewall isnt blocking the program from the net, or those ports.

I don't have a solution for this problem. I have a comment. I have the same types of issues with my HP. I hate HP. Why is it that we can design software to remotely fly fighter jets but we can't get reliable software to print wirelessly? I am now going to throw my HP Photosmart C4580 All-in-One in the road.

hi first of all I would like to inform you that you have one of the best printers of HP now the open port error 427 that you get is generally due to blockage in network or firewall so we need to first check weather the printer is successfully connected to the network or not so press setup on printer go to network and then go to print network config page it will be on view network settings now note the ipaddress on the wireless tab of the page open a internet explorer and then type the ip address in the address bar and hit enter the printer page should open up if it does that means the printer is on network now turn off nortan firewall and turn on windows firewall now click on the add exception tab of windows firewall it vista it will be allow a programs through windows firewall now click on add port and in port name type the ip address of the printer in port number type 427 and then select udp ot tcp according to the error message you get in the installation if its udp select udp if tcp select tcp now in windows firewall click on allow programs through firewall and then in exception tab check all the entries related to hp apply and ok now restart the computer now try to install
if still you get the same error
click next if you have next highlighted and go to the next step and select the third option from the screen that will be contiue installing the printer
complete the installation
if the next is not highlighted then add an exception in nortan as well for guidelines open hp.com and in the search bar type c01633677 and open the document select nortan and see the instruction to add exception
if still problem persists let us know

Hi there,

As its HP im guessing you will have Nortons Anti Virus Running On The System, If You Left Click This For A Minute And Press Disable That Should Disable Your Firewall.

Also have you tryed to run itunes, as once that is installed your firewall should let you gain access to the Ipod

Found on HP page:

Open the following ports on the firewall utility by following the instructions provided by the manufacturer: UDP ports: 161, 427 and 137
TCP ports: 9220, 9500 and 9290

I allow these ports in my firewall (router firewall) and it works now.

Source:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00897551&jumpid=ot_recdoc/c00503569/en_us/c00897551/loc:3&custom_solutionid=rd_c00503569&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3643612

Cheers

Marek