To create an inbound ICMP rule
1. Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Firewall
with Advanced Security.
2. In the navigation pane, click Inbound Rules.
3. Click Action, and then click New rule.
4. On the Rule Type page of the New Inbound Rule Wizard, click
Custom, and then click Next.
5. On the Program page, click All programs, and then click
Next.
6. On the Protocol and Ports page, select ICMPv4 or ICMPv6 from
the Protocol type list. If you use both IPv4 and IPv6 on your network, you must
create a separate ICMP rule for each.
7. Click Customize.
8. In the Customize ICMP Settings dialog box, do one of the
following:
To allow all ICMP network traffic, click All ICMP types, and
then click OK.
9. To select one of the predefined ICMP types, click Specific
ICMP types, and then select each type in the list that you want to allow. Click
OK.
10. To select an ICMP type that does not appear in the list,
click Specific ICMP types, select the Type number from the list, select the
Code number from the list, click Add, and then select the newly created entry
from the list. Click OK
11. Click Next.
12. On the Scope page, you can specify that the rule applies
only to network traffic to or from the IP addresses entered on this page.
Configure as appropriate for your design, and then click Next.
13. On the Action page, select Allow the connection, and then
click Next.
14. On the Profile page, select the network location types to
which this rule applies, and then click Next.
15. On the Name page, type a name and description for your rule,
and then click Finish.
