diff --git a/docs/source/notebook/public_server.rst b/docs/source/notebook/public_server.rst
index f79d179..e8b9a32 100644
--- a/docs/source/notebook/public_server.rst
+++ b/docs/source/notebook/public_server.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ You can then start the notebook and access it later by pointing your browser
 to ``https://your.host.com:9999`` with ``ipython notebook 
 --profile=nbserver``.
 
+
+Firewall Setup
+``````````````
+
+To function correctly, the firewall on the computer running the ipython server must be 
+configured to allow connections from client machines on the ``c.NotebookApp.port``
+port to allow connections to the web interface.  The firewall must also allow 
+connections from 127.0.0.1 (localhost) on ports from 49152 to 65535.
+These ports are used by the server to communicate with the notebook kernels.  
+The kernel communication ports are chosen randomly by ZeroMQ, and may require 
+multiple connections per kernel, so a large range of ports must be accessible.
+
 Running with a different URL prefix
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