How to update firewall in order to use Filled Maps (and or Bing's Geograph information)

[Coffee4693941]

Hi  My power BI desktop does not have Filled Maps.

I found the following artile from the BI documentation. But ,it looks extremely complicated.  Any one can help explaining how to re-set the firewall in order to allow the use of BING's geographic information ?

References:

Tips and tricks for Power BI map visualizations

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Power BI integrates with Bing Maps to provide default map coordinates (a process called geo-coding) so you can create maps. Together they use algorithms to identify the correct location, but sometimes it's a best guess. If Power BI tries, but can't create the map visualization on its own, it enlists the help of Bing Maps.

You, or your administrator, may need to update your firewall to allow access to the URLs Bing uses for geocoding. Those URLs are:

• "https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Locations"
• "https://platform.bing.com/geo/spatial/v1/public/Geodata"
• "https://www.bing.com/api/maps/mapcontrol"

To increase the likelihood of correct geo-coding, use the following tips. The first set of tips is for you to use if you have access to the dataset itself. The second set of tips is things you can do in Power BI if you don't have access to the dataset.

[v-xiaoyan-msft]

Hi @Coffee4693941 ,

The Power BI documentation contains a “Tips and Tricks” page that provides Bing Maps-related URLs to allow through your firewall.The documentation currently lists three URLs that Power BI’s Map and Filled Map need access to.We needed to figure out what was blocking Power BI Desktop’s connection to Bing Maps in these three URLs.

You can verify this by clicking on these links and then just follow the steps in the article.

Hope it helps,

Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

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