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Behind a Firewall? Apple Teaches us How via iSmashPhone - Turn your
Phone into your MyPhone by Jacob Lopez on 7/25/10

Apple's official website has a short tutorial on how to use FaceTime
while behind a Firewall. As the article states, FaceTime normally
starts up without a hitch. However, joining a network behind a
firewall, such as one at school or work may cause problems.

Here's the fix, taken directly from Apple's official website:

Ports to open

If the Wi-Fi network router that you are connected to uses a firewall
or security software to restrict Internet access, contact the network
administrator and reference this technical article. To use FaceTime on
a restricted Wi-Fi network, port forwarding must be enabled for ports
80, 443, 3478, 4080, 5223, and 16393-16402 (UDP).

Depending on the NAT configuration for the router and network,
additional ports may be used to send and receive video. Some
router-specific features or configurations may interfere with FaceTime.
This includes port mapping on either end, SIP dropping, or dynamic
opening of media ports.

The Wi-Fi network administrator can refer to their router, firewall, or
security software documentation for information on configuring port
forwarding.

If you encounter issues using a Wi-Fi network, use standard Wi-Fi
network troubleshooting to resolve interference and other issues.

Need some help using FaceTime? Check out our tutorial: Here

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