New-NetFirewallHyperVRule

Creates a new inbound or outbound Hyper-V firewall rule and adds the rule to the target computer.

Syntax

New-NetFirewallHyperVRule
   -DisplayName <string>
   [-Name <string>]
   [-RulePriority <uint16>]
   [-Direction {Inbound | Outbound}]
   [-VMCreatorId <string>]
   [-Protocol <string>]
   [-LocalAddresses <string[]>]
   [-LocalPorts <string[]>]
   [-RemoteAddresses <string[]>]
   [-RemotePorts <string[]>]
   [-Action {NotConfigured | Allow | Block}]
   [-Enabled {True | False}]
   [-Profiles {Any | Domain | Private | Public | NotApplicable}]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <int>]
   [-AsJob]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm] 
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-NetFirewallHyperVRule cmdlet creates an inbound or outbound Hyper-V firewall rule and adds the rule to the target computer.

Some parameters are used to specify the conditions that must be matched for the rule to apply, such as the LocalAddress and RemoteAddress parameters.

Rules that already exist can be managed with the Get-NetFirewallHyperVRule and Set-NetFirewallHyperVRule cmdlets.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

PS C:\> New-NetFirewallHyperVRule -DisplayName "Block Outbound Port 80" -Direction Outbound -LocalPorts 80 -Protocol TCP -Action Block

This example creates an outbound Hyper-V firewall rule to block all traffic from applicable Hyper-V VMs that originates on TCP port 80.

EXAMPLE 2

PS C:\> New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Block HTTP from VM Creator" -Direction Outbound -Action Block -RemotePorts 443 -VMCreatorId '{9E288F02-CE00-4D9E-BE2B-14CE463B0298}'

This example creates an outbound Hyper-V firewall rule to block HTTP traffic from VMs created by the input ID.

Parameters

-Action

Specifies that matching Hyper-V firewall rules of the indicated action are created. This parameter specifies the action to take on traffic that matches this rule. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Allow or Block.

  • Allow: Network packets that match all criteria specified in this rule are permitted through the firewall. This is the default value.
  • Block: Network packets that match all criteria specified in this rule are dropped by the firewall.

The default value is Allow.

Type:Action
Accepted values:NotConfigured, Allow, Block
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type:CimSession[]
Aliases:Session
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Direction

Specifies that matching Hyper-V firewall rules of the indicated direction are created. This parameter specifies which direction of traffic to match with this rule. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Inbound or Outbound.

The default value is Inbound.

Type:Direction
Accepted values:Inbound, Outbound
Position:Named
Default value:Inbound
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DisplayName

Specifies that only matching Hyper-V firewall rules of the indicated display name are created. Specifies the localized, user-facing name of the Hyper-V firewall rule being created. When creating a rule this parameter is required. This parameter value is locale-dependent. When writing scripts in multi-lingual environments, the Name parameter should be used instead, where the default value is a randomly assigned value. This parameter cannot be set to All.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Enabled

Specifies that matching Hyper-V firewall rules of the indicated state are created. This parameter specifies that the rule object is administratively enabled or administratively disabled. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • True: Specifies the rule is currently enabled.
  • False: Specifies the rule is currently disabled.

Note that the type of this parameter is not Boolean, therefore $true and $false variables are not acceptable values here. Use "True" and "False" text strings instead.

A disabled rule will not actively modify computer behavior, but the management construct still exists on the computer so it can be re-enabled.

The default value is True.

Type:Enabled
Accepted values:True, False
Position:Named
Default value:True
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-LocalAddresses

Specifies that network packets with matching IP addresses match this rule. This parameter value is an IPv4 or IPv6 address, hostname, subnet, or range. The acceptable formats for this parameter are:

  • Single IPv4 Address: 1.2.3.4
  • Single IPv6 Address: fe80::1
  • IPv4 Subnet (by network bit count): 1.2.3.4/24
  • IPv6 Subnet (by network bit count): fe80::1/48
  • IPv4 Subnet (by network mask): 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0
  • IPv4 Range: 1.2.3.4-1.2.3.7
  • IPv6 Range: fe80::1-fe80::9

The default value is Any.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-LocalPorts

Specifies that network packets with matching IP local port numbers match this rule. The acceptable values are:

  • Port range: 0-65535
  • Port number: 80

The default value is Any.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies that only matching Hyper-V firewall rules of the indicated name are created. This name serves as the unique identifier for this rule. This parameter acts just like a file name, in that only one rule with a given name may exist in a policy store at a time.

The default value is a randomly assigned value.

Type:String
Aliases:ID
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Profiles

Specifies one or more profiles to which the hyper-v firewall rule is assigned. The rule is active on the local computer only when the specified profile is currently active. This relationship is many-to-many and can be indirectly modified by the user, by changing the Profiles field on instances of rules. Only one profile is applied at a time. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Any, Domain, Private, Public, or NotApplicable. The default value is Any. Separate multiple entries with a comma and do not include any spaces.

Type:Profiles
Accepted values:Any, Domain, Private, Public, NotApplicable
Position:Named
Default value:Any
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Protocol

Specifies that network packets with matching IP protocol match this rule. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • Protocols by number: 0-255.
  • Protocols by name: TCP, UDP, ICMPv4, or ICMPv6.

The default value is Any.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-RemoteAddresses

Specifies that network packets with matching IP addresses match this rule. This parameter value is an IPv4 or IPv6 address, subnet, or range. The acceptable formats for this parameter are:

  • Single IPv4 Address: 1.2.3.4
  • Single IPv6 Address: fe80::1
  • IPv4 Subnet (by network bit count): 1.2.3.4/24
  • IPv6 Subnet (by network bit count): fe80::1/48
  • IPv4 Subnet (by network mask): 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0
  • IPv4 Range: 1.2.3.4-1.2.3.7
  • IPv6 Range: fe80::1-fe80::9

The default value is Any.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-RemotePorts

Specifies that network packets with matching IP port numbers match this rule. The acceptable values are:

  • Port range: 0-65535
  • Port number: 80

The defauly value is Any.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-RulePriority

Specifies the order in which rules are evaluated. A lower priority rule is evaluated before a higher priority rule.

The default value is based on the action of the rule. A rule with Action Allow is set to priority 2, and a rule with Action Block is 1. This configures, by default, Block rules to take precedence over Allow rules.

Type:uint16
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, Windows PowerShell calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.

The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VMCreatorId

Specifies that network packets originating from a VM matching this VMCreatorId matches this rule. The format for this value is a GUID enclosed in brackets: '{9E288F02-CE00-4D9E-BE2B-14CE463B0298}'.

The default value is Any.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

None

Outputs

CimInstance

The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.