Configuring Firewalls For Mac Or Windows Operating Systems; Mac Os Native Firewall; Windows Xp Or Vista Firewall; Windows 7 Firewall - Shure MXW6W Manual

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Networking

Configuring Firewalls for Mac or Windows Operating Systems

Mac OS Native Firewall

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Select Security, and then select the Firewall tab.

3. To enable editing, make sure the lock icon at the bottom of the window is

unlocked before entering your password.

4. If the firewall is on, select Advanced. For each of the following applications,

select "Allow Incoming Connections":

• Wireless Workbench 6.app

• slpd

• snetDameon

• acnproxy

Windows XP or Vista Firewall

1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.

2. Select Windows Firewall.

3. In the Windows Firewall window, if the firewall is set to On, select the

Exceptions tab and add the following applications to the exceptions list:

• WWB6.exe

• SLPD.exe

• SNETDAMEON.exe

When using Wireless Workbench over Wi-Fi, it's important to set up the wireless router properly for best performance. Wireless Workbench employs 'multicast'

data protocols to communicate to the Axient and PSM1000 devices. Wi-Fi treats broadcast and multicast packets differently than general packets for backward

compatibility reasons. In some cases, the Wi-Fi router will limit the multicast packet transmission rate to a value that is too slow for Wireless Workbench to

properly operate.

By default, most Wi-Fi routers are configured to operate in 'b/g-mode', which tells the router to allow both 802.11g and older 802.11b devices to operate over

the network. In this configuration, some routers will automatically limit the multicast data rates (or sometimes referred to as 'basic rate', or 'management rate') to

1-2Mbps. For small wireless microphone configurations of less than 20-30 channels, this Wi-Fi setting should not cause any problems with Wireless Workbench.

Tip: For larger wireless microphone configurations of greater than 30 channels, it's recommended to configure the Wi-Fi router to operate in 'g-mode'

only. Most routers will increase the multicast transmission rate to 6Mbps when operating in 'g-mode' thereby providing adequate bandwidth to Wireless

Workbench.

Important: For best performance, use a Wi-Fi router that does not limit the multicast rate to 1-2 Mbps.

Shure recommends the following Wi-Fi router brands:

• Cisco

• Linksys

• Apple