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How to Change Setting of Firewall for Windows XP
1. Introduction
When connecting Maintenance Tool through G-50A, normal communication may not be performed if Firewall,
the security function of Windows XP, has wholly been validated.
(* In E-Mail mode and MN converter connection, it is not related)
Therefore, the setting of Firewall should partially be changed following the procedure indicated in Chapter
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How to change the setting of Firewall
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2. Applicable case
(1) Should the following symptoms occur at the Address Searching
of OC (051~100), it may be possible that the communication
from G-50A can not be received normally as the
communication port to use has been blocked by Firewall.
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Requiring a lot of time for searching
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Not displaying the connecting relation (as shown in the right
figure)
In such case, terminate Maintenance Tool once, and change
the setting of Firewall.
3. How to change the setting of Firewall
The method to change the setting differs depending on the Service Pack loaded as explained below.
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3-1 [For WINDOWS XP Service Pack 1]
I) In the case of G-50A (Network) - Local connection (LAN)
II) In the case of G-50A (Network) - Remote connection 1(Dialup)
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3-2 [For WINDOWS XP Service Pack 2]
3-1 [For Windows XP Service Pack 1]
I) In the case of G-50A (Network) - Local connection (LAN)
(1) Select [Control Panel] from Start menu.
(2) Click [Switch to Classic View] to switch the
[Control Panel] screen to Classic View.
(3) Double-click [Network Connection].
(4) The [Network Connection] screen will be displayed.
(5)
Right-click on the characters of [Local Area Connection]
to display the sub menu.
(6)
Select [Properties] from the sub menu, and then click it.
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How to change setting of Firewall
[Classic View]
