Sonos Digital Music System manual Zone Alarm Pro, Select Utilities in the System Services

5-10 Sonos Digital Music System User Guide

Note: The Sonos Digital Music System will not operate correctly if the Trusted Zone is set to ‘High’ and if Net BIOS ports are blocked.

Zone Alarm Pro

1.Display the Firewall settings screen.

2.From the Main tab, check to make sure the Trusted Zones Security is set to Medium (default setting) level security.

3.From the Program Control screen, make sure the Sonos Desktop Controller (Sonos.exe) application is allowed full access to the Internet/Network.

4.When launching the Sonos Desktop Controller, select Remember this Setting and click Allow.

Note: The Sonos Digital Music System will not operate correctly if the Trusted Zone is set to High, and if NetBIOS ports are blocked.

McAfee Personal Firewall Plus

1.When the Sonos Application requests access to the Internet, select Grant Access.Select a security level from the Security Settings tab. The Sonos Digital Music System is compatible with all McAfee Personal Firewall configurations except Lockdown.

2.From the Internet Applications tab, make sure that the Sonos Application is set to Allow Full Access.

If the above configuration does NOT let the Sonos Digital Music System operate correctly, you can try changing the firewall settings to allow access to your music and your ZonePlayers.

•Open the firewall by double-clicking the icon in the system tray - typically in the bottom right corner of your screen.

•Select Utilities in the System Services.

•Put a check mark in the box next to Microsoft Directory Server Port 445.

•Put a check mark in the box next to Universal Plug and Play (UPNP) Port 5000.

•Select OK.