Firewall requirements for Sage 50 Accounts

Summary

How to ensure your firewalls don't interfere with Sage 50 Accounts.

Description

The Sage 50 Accounts Data Service runs on the computer or server which holds your Sage 50 Accounts data. The service acts as a gateway and controls the reading and writing of data.

If you require further help with this, contact your IT administrator.

Resolution

Check which firewall you're using

If you're not sure which antivirus or firewall software you use, you can check by using the following options:

If you're using Sage 50 Accounts, open Help then About and from the System Details section, check the Firewall details.
On your pc press Start then All programs and look for antivirus or firewall software in the list.
Click Start, Settings then Control Panel and look for any antivirus or firewall software.
Click Start, Run type services.msc and click OK. Look for anti-virus/firewall software in the services list.
Use the mouse to hover over the system tray The system tray is normally found in the bottom-right corner of your screen, next to the clock.
Each option you hover over shows the name of the application that’s running. Look for any antivirus or firewall software.

URLs to exclude from a firewall

Firewall and antivirus software may interfere with the installation of software updates. To minimise this issue, you can configure firewall and antivirus software to permit access to.

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Ports to exclude from firewall

To ensure that your firewall doesn't block the Sage Data Service, ensure the following ports are open.

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Sage Accounts v32	Sage 50 Accounts Control v32: TCP 34232 Sage 50 Accounts Service v32: TCP 32232 Sage Accounts v32 TCP 32332
Sage Accounts v31	Sage 50 Accounts Control v31: TCP 34231 Sage 50 Accounts Service v31: TCP 32231 Sage Accounts v31 TCP 32331
Sage Accounts v30	Sage 50 Accounts Control v30: TCP 34230 Sage 50 Accounts Service v30: TCP 32230 Sage Accounts v30 TCP 32330
Sage Accounts v29	Sage 50 Accounts Control v29: TCP 34229 Sage 50 Accounts Service v29: TCP 32229 Sage Accounts v29 TCP 32329
Sage Accounts v28	Sage 50 Accounts Control v28: TCP 34228 Sage 50 Accounts Service v28: TCP 32228 & 32328
Sage Accounts v27	Sage 50 Accounts Control v27: TCP 34227 Sage 50 Accounts Service v27: TCP 32227
Sage Accounts v26	Sage 50 Accounts Control v26: TCP 34226 Sage 50 Accounts Service v26: TCP 32226

You can configure the ports for specific IP addresses. On the server, you can add the IP addresses for the client computers to the inbound rule for the port. On the client computers, you can add the IP address for the server to the outbound rule for the port. Naturally, this can't apply if you use dynamic IP addresses.

Further help

Support pages for some of the more popular antivirus and firewall software on the market.

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Software	Further assistance
Windows Firewall	windows.microsoft.com
Avast	support.avast.com
AVG	www.avg.com
Bitdefender Internet Security	www.bitdefender.co.uk
Comodo	www.comodo.com
Eset Smart Security	www.eset.co.uk
Kaspersky Internet Security	www.kaspersky.co.uk
McAfee Internet Security	www.mcafee.com
Norton 360	uk.norton.com/360/
Norton Internet Security	uk.norton.com/internet-security/
Outpost Pro	www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/
Panda Antivirus Pro	/www.pandasecurity.com/uk/
Symantec Endpoint Protection	www.symantec.com/en/uk/endpoint-protection
Trend Micro Internet Security	www.trendmicro.co.uk/
ZoneAlarm	www.zonealarm.co.uk

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Solution ID: 200427112311452
Last Modified Date: Mon Oct 06 15:15:59 UTC 2025
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