THE DNP100 DRAKE NETWORK PLAYER
UNBLOCKING THE COMPUTER FIREWALL (continued)
5.
Highlight/Select
DrakeDigitalSignageManager.exe
6.
Click
OK
7. Now add Port Number: (
the number located in DSM>MAIN Tab>SETUP
) TCP
7A.
Click
Add Port
7B.
Set
Name:
http port: (same as used in Step 7 above) TCP.
7C.
Click
OK
PC - DISABLING CHECKSUM OFFLOADING
If you have a large number of download failures with DSM during Load/Play, the procedure be
low may help. Note that if the downloads are always failing, you likely have a
fi
rewall issue.
Please refer to the previous section UNBLOCKING THE COMPUTER FIREWALL for instruc-
tions on disabling the
fi
rewall in that case.
Rarely, with some newer network cards, DSM will have an unusually high number of download
errors. We have found that by disabling CHECKSUM OFFLOADING on the network card often
these errors are corrected.
Windows7 / VISTA Operating System
1. Go to Control Panel
→
Hardware and Sound
2. Click on Device Manager. (For Windows 7 , Device Manager is located under Device and
Printers)
3. Select the network device under Network adapters and right click and select properties.
4. Find the “Checksum Of
fl
oading” or maybe “IP4 Checksum Of
fl
oading” and select DISABLE.
5. Click OK
Windows XP Operating System
1. Go to Control Panel
→
System
2. Click on Hardware Tab.
3. Click Device Manager.
4. Select the network device and right click and select properties.
5. Find the “Checksum Of
fl
oading” or maybe “IP4 Checksum Of
fl
oading” and select DISABLE.
6. Click OK.
PC - HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Platform:
Pentium4 2.0GHz Class Processor or better
Operating
System:
Windows XP Pro / Vista Premium or better
RAM:
512 Mbyte or more
Ports:
Ethernet 10/100
Communications:
Players use ports 80 and 161 for HTTP and SNMP respectively
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