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# Connect remotely to a FileAudit service

Manage a FileAudit service from a console on another machine

## Before you begin

- The **FileAudit service** must be installed and running on the target machine.
- The [FileAudit console](/fileaudit/docs/guides/installation/console-installation) must be installed on the machine you want to manage FileAudit from.
- You need network connectivity between the two machines, and permission to create a firewall rule on the server.

## 1. Prepare the FileAudit service for remote access

This is a one-time configuration on the machine hosting the FileAudit service. It enables incoming console connections and lets them through the firewall.

### Enable remote connections

1. On the machine where the FileAudit service runs, open the FileAudit console.
2. Go to **Settings**** → ****Service**.
3. Enable **Allow remote connections** and confirm the port is **2000** (the default).

![Settings configuration Service](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1290x670/2f63d57078/settings-configuration.png)

### Open the port in Windows Firewall

1. On the FileAudit server, open **Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security**.
2. Create an **Inbound Rule** that allows **TCP port 2000**.

![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1600x900/ee6f3ca1ee/inbound-rule-tcp-2000.png)

> **Note**
>
> If you changed the port in the previous step, open that port instead of 2000. The console port and the firewall rule must match.

## 2. Connect the console to the remote service

Perform these steps on the machine where the FileAudit console is installed.

1. Open the FileAudit console.
2. In the **FileAudit hub** (top-right corner), click **Connect**.
  ![Click to connect server](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1242x704/066e779927/click-to-connect.png)
3. In the **Connect** panel, enable **Use a remote FileAudit service**, then enter:
  - The **server name** of the machine hosting the service.
  - The **TCP port** (default **2000**).
    ![Connect to a FileAudit service](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1242x716/045e4a5aa3/connect-to-a-fileaudit-service.png)
4. Click **Validate**.

## 3. Verify the connection

Once connected, the name of the target server appears in brackets in the top-left corner of the console. From here, you can manage FileAudit and display audit events according to the [permissions assigned to your account](/fileaudit/docs/guides/configuration/set-up-fileaudit-permissions).