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Configure the System for Firewalls

To configure the system for firewalls

1. Determine which BusinessObjects Enterprise servers must communicate across a firewall. See Communication Between BusinessObjects Enterprise Components.
2. Configure the Request Port for each BusinessObjects Enterprise server that must communicate across a firewall. See Configuring port numbers in the BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator’s Guide.
3. Configure a port range for any Job Server children that must communicate across a firewall. See Job servers in the BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator’s Guide.
4. Configure the firewall to allow communication to the Request Ports on the BusinessObjects Enterprise servers that you configured in the previous step. See Specify the firewall rules.
5. (Optional) Configure the hosts file on each computer that hosts a BusinessObjects Enterprise server that must communicate across a firewall. See Configure the Hosts File for Firewalls that Use NAT.