{"id":55713,"date":"2012-05-01T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T18:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=55713"},"modified":"2015-02-10T14:19:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T19:19:06","slug":"mac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/how-to\/firewall\/mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Firewall Setup &#8211; Mac OS X"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bbvista8\">\n<a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>default settings<\/strong> of the built-in Mac OS X Firewall <strong>will not interfere<\/strong> with Blackboard Learn. <strong>Only if you have changed the settings<\/strong> on your Mac OS X Firewall, or have installed <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"javascript:show_div('other');\">another firewall<\/a>, will you need to follow the instructions below to allow Blackboard Learn access to your computer.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n   <input name=\"firewall\" id=\"rmac6\" onclick=\"show_div('mac6')\" value=\"rmac6\" type=\"radio\"><br \/>\n    <label for=\"rmac6\">Mac OS X 10.6<\/label>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n   <input name=\"firewall\" id=\"rmac7\" onclick=\"show_div('mac7')\" value=\"rmac7\" type=\"radio\"><br \/>\n    <label for=\"rmac7\">Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.9<\/label>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n    <input name=\"firewall\" id=\"rother\" onclick=\"show_div('other')\" value=\"rother\" type=\"radio\"><br \/>\n    <label for=\"rother\">Other Firewalls<\/label>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard --><\/p>\n<div id=\"mac6\">\n<h4>Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>System Preferences<\/strong> icon from your Dock. Alternatively, you can click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen and then click <strong>System Preferences<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2009\/10\/mac10.5-dock.gif\" alt=\"mac10.5-dock\" width=\"446\" height=\"77\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Security<\/strong> icon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2009\/10\/mac10.5-system.gif\" alt=\"mac10.5-system\" width=\"422\" height=\"291\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Firewall<\/strong> button. You may need to click the lock icon in the bottom left-hand corner to make adjustments to your Firewall. Put in your computer&#8217;s login name and password if prompted. Next, click the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2014\/05\/macsnowfirewall2.gif\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>+<\/strong> button to bring up a new window. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2014\/05\/macsnowfirewall3.gif\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall-add\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Places<\/strong> in the first column select <strong>Applications<\/strong>, then <strong>Firefox<\/strong>,  <strong>Safari<\/strong> or any other application you wish to allow access through your Mac OS X Firewall and then click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button. Perform this step for all applications that you wish to add to your Firewall&#8217;s permission list.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2014\/05\/macsnowfirewall4.gif\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall-add-application\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will see the application that you selected in your Firewall&#8217;s permission list. Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2014\/05\/macsnowfirewall5.gif\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall-list\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the lock icon and close out this window when you have added all of the applications that you need.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- END div for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Mac OS X 10.7 Mountain Lion --><\/p>\n<div id=\"mac7\">\n<h4>Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) to Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>System Preferences<\/strong> icon from your Dock. Alternatively, you can click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen and then click <strong>System Preferences<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2009\/10\/mac10.5-dock.gif\" alt=\"mac10.5-dock\" width=\"446\" height=\"77\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Security &amp; Privacy<\/strong> icon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/05\/Mac-Firewall-SysP.png\" alt=\"mac10.5-system\" width=\"422\" height=\"291\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Firewall<\/strong> button. You may need to click the lock icon in the bottom left-hand corner to make adjustments to your Firewall. Put in your computer&#8217;s login name and password if prompted. Next, click the <strong>Firewall Options&#8230;<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/05\/MacLionFirewallOptions.png\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>+<\/strong> button to bring up a new window. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/05\/MacLionFirewallApp.png\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall-add\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Places<\/strong> in the first column select <strong>Applications<\/strong>, then <strong>Firefox<\/strong>,  <strong>Safari<\/strong> or any other application you wish to allow access through your Mac OS X Firewall and then click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button. Perform this step for all applications that you wish to add to your Firewall&#8217;s permission list.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/05\/MacLionFirewallApp2.png\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall-add-application\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will see the application that you selected in your Firewall&#8217;s permission list. Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/05\/MacLionFirewallAppOK.png\" alt=\"mac10.6-firewall-list\" width=\"650\" height=\"518\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>lock<\/strong> icon and close out this window when you have added all of the applications that you need.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- END div Mac OS X 10.7 Mountain Lion --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Other Mac Firewalls --><\/p>\n<div id=\"other\">\n<h4>Other Firewalls<\/h4>\n<p>If you are using a firewall that is not part of the native Mac OS X operating system, you may not be able to immediately access Blackboard Learn. You should look for pop-ups from your firewall asking if you want to allow Blackboard Learn access to your computer. In this case, you should click &#8220;Allow always&#8221; or the equivalent, which will keep the firewall from continually trying to block Blackboard Learn.<\/p>\n<p>For more help on  configuring commercially-available firewalls, please see your firewall  vendor&#8217;s site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"backtotop\">\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<!--\r\nfunction show_div(i){\r\nswitch(i)\r\n{\r\ncase 'mac6':\r\n  \tdocument.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('other').style.display = 'none';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('mac6').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac6').checked = true;\r\n        document.getElementById('mac7').style.display = 'none';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac7').checked = false;\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rother').checked = false;\r\n  break;\r\n\r\ncase 'mac7':\r\n  \tdocument.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('other').style.display = 'none';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('mac7').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac7').checked = true;\r\n        document.getElementById('mac6').style.display = 'none';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac6').checked = false;\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rother').checked = false;\r\n  break;\r\n\r\ncase 'other':\r\n  \tdocument.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'none';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('other').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rother').checked = true;\r\n        document.getElementById('mac6').style.display = 'none';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac6').checked = false;\r\n        document.getElementById('mac7').style.display = 'none';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac7').checked = false;\r\n  break;  \r\ndefault:\r\n  \tdocument.getElementById('mac4').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('other').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac4').checked = false;\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rother').checked = false;\r\n        document.getElementById('mac6').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac6').checked = false;\r\n        document.getElementById('mac7').style.display = 'block';\r\n\tdocument.getElementById('rmac7').checked = false;\r\n}\t\r\n}\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END of div id=bbvista8 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The default settings of the built-in Mac OS X Firewall will not interfere with Blackboard Learn. 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