Operation Manual

Appendix A

Troubleshooting

Media Center Extender

running, here's how you can check to see which firewalls are installed on

your computer:

1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Security.

2. Click Security Center and Expand the Firewall section if it's not

already expanded. This will tell you which firewall is protecting your

Computer.

3. If you see that multiple firewalls are running on your Computer,

click Show me the firewall programs on this computer to bring up

the complete list of firewalls that are installed and running on your

Computer.

Note: It is recommended that you only run one firewall at a time on your

Computer.

Configuring Windows Firewall

Windows Firewall is automatically configured to enable your Media

Center Extender to connect to your Windows Vista-based Computer

using Windows Media Center during setup. However, if the settings

are changed after setup has completed, connectivity between your

Media Center Extender and your Windows Vista-based Computer will be

disrupted.

To manually configure or verify the configuration of Windows Firewall

1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Security.

2. Under Windows Firewall, click Allow a program through Windows

Firewall. Because this task requires Administrator rights, you will see

a User Account Control dialog box.

3. On the Exceptions tab, scroll down the list and locate the entry for

Media Center Extenders. Select the check box next to this entry, if it

is not already enabled, and click Apply.

4. Click the General tab, and make sure that the Block all incoming

connections option is not selected.

Configuring Windows Live OneCare

Windows Live OneCare needs to be configured to enable your Windows

Media Center Extender to connect to your Windows Vista-based

Computer.