Allow a program through the firewall
- Exit ProFile.
- Open the Control Panel.
- In the top-right corner, type Firewall and select Windows Firewall.
- Click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall. Check to see if ProFile is listed
- If ProFile is not listed, click on and navigate to the ProFile installation folder. By default, ProFile is installed in C: Program Files (x86) > ProFile.
- Select ProFile.exe and click Open.
- Click Add.
- Repeat steps 5 to 7 and add the following applications to the firewall:
- Profiledbservice.exe
- Profiledbserver.exe
- ProfileUpdater.exe
Note: When adding Profiledbserver.exe, Windows Firewall will change the name to of the application to FlashFile Server.
If you're having trouble setting up a shared database server, you may also need to add exception rules in Advanced Settings.