Important notice for windows, Xp (service pack 2) users – Asus ASMB3 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Software support

Important notice for Windows

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XP (Service Pack 2) users

If the remote server system is behind a firewall, you must create a UDP port to

receive PET information.
To create a UDP port:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon from the Windows

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desktop, then click

the My Network Places link.

2. Click the View network connections link, then select the LAN connection

the remote server system is using.

3. Right-click the LAN connection, then select Properties from the drop-down

menu.

4. Click the Advanced tab, then click the Settings button.

5. On the Services tab, click the Add button to display a Service Settings

window.

6. Type a name on the Description of service field (i.e. ASUS ARC).

7. Type the IP address of the local/central server, then set the External and

Internal Port number to 162.

8. Select UDP, then click OK. The created service is displayed in the Services

list. Check the box before the service, then click OK.

You must also adjust the Internet Explorer settings to allow active contents to run

in the local/central server. To do this:
1. From the Internet Explorer menu, click Tools, then select Internet Options

from the drop-down menu.

2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Enable the item “Allow active content to run in files on My Computer”.

4. Click the Apply button, then click OK to close the window.

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