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| `wifi_region` | Region Identifier for the WiFi | `GB` |
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| `wifi_enabled` | Enables the WiFi | `true` |
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| `usercode_entrypoint` | The entry point to your Python code | `robot.py` |
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## Firewall
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<div class="info">
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This documentation refers to a feature which is only available from software version `2023.1.0` and later.
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The Brain Board has a [network firewall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_(computing)) that prevents access to applications and services on the Brain Board unless it is required.
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If you are running code that uses networking, such as `Flask`, you will need to use a port from the range that is allocated for competitor use:
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| Protocol | Start of Range | End of Range |
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|----------|----------------|--------------|
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| TCP | 7000 | 8999 |
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| UDP | 7000 | 8999 |

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