Prevent Remote Network Connection Attempts to VI Server in LabVIEW™

Updated May 20, 2026

Reported In

Software

  • LabVIEW

Issue Details

I want to prevent remote network connection attempts to VI Server in LabVIEW.

Solution

To prevent remote network connection attempts to VI Server, add the following token to the LabVIEW INI configuration file:

 

server.tcp.paranoid=True

 

If this token is set to True, all remote network connection attempts to VI Server are denied, and LabVIEW only accepts VI Server TCP connections from localhost, regardless of the Machine Access list configuration in Tools >> Options >> VI Server. When False, this token configures VI Server to operate normally.

 

Additional Information

You can also add this token to your built EXE's INI file to prevent remote VI Server connections to your LabVIEW-built EXE.