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Many people install firewalls on PC networks to prevent unauthorized access to data in your
PC. If you have a firewall such as Zone Alarm, you will need to configure the firewall to
allow the MediaMVP to access a server application running on your PC.
ZoneAlarmPro Firewall
There are four firewall alert menus which pop up during the first use of MediaMVP. For each
of these alerts, you should allow access by clicking
Yes
. Examples of warning messages are
in the
Troubleshooting section
. To avoid warning messages from popping up each time
you use MediaMVP, select ‘
Remember this answer
’.
There are two MediaMVP services which will require access to your network:
HcwSMS.exe
and
MVPMedia.exe
Grant access to both of these programs.
The built-in WindowsXP Firewall
Currently you need to disable this firewall for the MediaMVP to work correctly. Instructions
to do this are in the
Troubleshooting section
. Please check our web site for updates
which might allow the WindowsXP Firewall to operate at the same time as the MediaMVP.
If you have a Firewall on your network
You can also connect the MediaMVP via a Cat5 wired Ethernet network. Just run a Cat5
cable from your access point and plug it into the LAN jack on the wireless MediaMVP. The
wireless MediaMVP will detect that the LAN jack has been plugged in and will use a wired
setup which only requires the selection of the
MediaMVP Preferred Server
.
If you cannot get beyond
Contacting DHCP Server,
you are not connected to your
hub, router or access point, or your cabling is defective. If you are directly connecting your
MediaMVP to a PC and you get this message continuously, then you might be using a
straight through Ethernet cable instead of the crossover cable.
If you cannot get beyond
Contacting MediaMVP Bootserver,
your PC might be pro-
tected by a firewall, or the MediaMVP services have not started on your PC. Turn off your
firewall to see if this is causing this problem, and if so, you need to reconfigure your firewall
to allow the MediaMVP to access your PC (see Troubleshooting section).
Configuring your wireless MediaMVP for a wired
Ethernet network
