Use the following steps to allow ActiveSync ports in McAfee Personal Firewall.

Step 1

Start the McAfee Personal Firewall application.

Step 2

In the main Window, click on the Personal Firewall button in the left pane and click on "View the Internet Applications List".

Step 3

In the Internet Applications List window, click on "New Allowed Application".

Step 4

Navigate in the explorer to the Microsoft ActiveSync installation folder (C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\ if installed in C drive with default settings).

Add the following applications by highlighting the application and clicking Open:

WCESMgr
wcescomm
rapimgr
CEAPPMGR

Note: You may need to return to this screen multiple times.

Step 5

Please verify that the applications are now added to the Internet Applications list with "Allow Full Access" permission settings.

Click on the "Utilities" tab in the left pane.

Step 6

In the "Utilities" screen, click on the "System Services" icon.

Step 7

In the "System Services" window, click on Add.

Step 8

In the "Edit Port Configuration" screen, make sure to set the following as shown:

Program name = ActiveSync
Incoming TCP/IP ports = 26675
Outgoing TCP/IP ports = 26675

Step 9

Please make sure that the port configuration just created is checked.

Click OK.