What firewall exceptions is I have to set to enable automatic updates?

We use Firefox on an administrative workstation that does not have general access to the Internet. What firewall exceptions is I have to define (IP addresses, ports), so that Firefox can automatically download updates?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Thomas

The update URL is generated via the app.update.url pref you can check on the topic: config page.

If you want to see the exact URL and then install Live Http Headers extension and open its window.
If you open "> about" then this will trigger an update check to retrieve an update.xml file and you should see the full URL in the HLH capture window.

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