How to Determine the Port for QuickBooks
Intuit Quickbooks is financial accounting software that has Internet-connected functionality. By connecting Quickbooks to the Internet, you can perform functions such as electronic bill pay and online backup. If you have a firewall installed on your computer, you will need to determine the port for Quickbooks in order to set your firewall in a way that allows Quickbooks to access the Internet.
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Instructions
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Determine your version of Quickbooks
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Click "Start," "Programs," "Quickbooks" on your computer, and click "Quickbooks" to start the program.
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Click on "Help," and then "About" to view the information about your version of Quickbooks.
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Copy down the version of your Quickbooks software for reference later in the article.
Determine the port for Quickbooks
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Open your Internet browser (such as Internet Explorer, which can be found by clicking "Start," "Programs," "Internet Explorer").
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Browse to the article "Intuit Quickbooks Support: Firewall, internet security, and parental controls settings" in the Resources section of this article.
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Click on the version of Quickbooks in the "Overview" section of the "Intuit Quickbooks Support: Firewall, internet security, and parental controls settings" resource which matches the version number you copied down (in Step 3 of Section 1). The text will expand to show you more detail regarding your version of Quickbooks.
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Read the first line of text displayed for your version of Quickbooks. It will list the individual and/or range of ports for your version of Quickbooks.
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Tips & Warnings
The Intuit Quickbooks Support reference article contains instructions on how to change the configuration in some firewall software. If your firewall software is not listed, you may need to contact the publisher of your firewall software for detailed instructions.
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