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Troubleshoot Receiving Flight Data from Drones

Description

The Ryze Tello sends flight data to the UDP port number 8890. This port is blocked by default in Windows Firewall.

Action

To access the flight data of the drone, unblock this UDP port in Windows Firewall:

  1. Navigate to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall.

  2. Select Advanced settings (on the left hand side tab).

  3. Select Inbound Rules in the left pane.

  4. Right click Inbound Rules and select New Rule.

    Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security window

  5. Select the Port option and click Next.

    Setting rule type to port

  6. Select UDP port and enter 8890 in Specific local ports and click Next.

    Choose protocol and ports

  7. Select Allow the connection in the next window and click Next.

    Select Allow the connection option

  8. Select all network types and click Next.

  9. Name the rule and click Finish.

    Add a new name to the rule

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