Firewall Instructions

Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security 2008

Absolute Poker's applications require full access to the internet in order to work properly. If those files are blocked then you will not be able to connect to our game, use our features and will receiveerror messages like this:

"The connection cannot be established between your computer and our servers. Most likely, your Firewall is not allowing Absolute Poker to connect. Please email TechSupport@AbsolutePoker.com and let us know the name of your Firewall. We will provide you with instructions to configure it for use with Absolute Poker."

You will have to manually configure your Firewall to permit or allow those files to access the internet. This manual is going to help you to easy perform this actionskeeping your computer safe and secure

Step # 1

Software Opening

Right click on the Trend Micro PC-Cillin icon on your taskbar

With this menu open, click on the Open Main Console option

Step # 2

Find the firewall settings

The Pc-Cillin Security Suite uses different options to protect your computerIn the Internet Security section, click on the Home network & Firewall Controls button

Now click on settings

Then at the Personal Firewall Settings window, click on the Advanced Settings button

Step # 3

Adding the rules 1

At the Advanced Window click on the "Program Control" tab

Now click on the Add button

Now click the "Browse" button

Step # 4

Adding the rules 2

As soon as the "Open" window appears find our game folderIt is located at C:\Program Files\Absolute PokerThen you will find several files to add, let's start with the Absolute Poker Hand History file called Aphh.exe

At this window, the rule require a brief description,you can leave it as it is, but in order to identify the rule that you are adding you can use a name likeAP, AP1, or the file name like Aphh.exe

Step # 5

Repeat

Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the files

Here you have a brief outline about the Absolute Poker applications

• Apph.exe Hand History
• Browser.exe Cashier and others
• Chkconn.exe Check connection
• Liveupdate.exe updates
• Mainclient.exe Main lobby
• Skinupdate.exe Table skins
• Userchatclient.exe Chat

 

With this procedure your firewall will be properly configured to use with our software

Step # 6

Error messages

If you accidentally blocked our software or it automatically blocks itself after an update you are going to see this error message

Step # 7

Fixing the rules

Fixing the rules basically consists on editing the existing rules to allow the blocked application

To avoid checking the rules one by one repeat the previous steps to continue

The new rules will overwrite the previous ones granting access to our servers

At this moment your firewall is properly configured and ready to use

If you need further assistance do not hesitate to contact us anytime: techsupport@absolutepoker.com

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