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Adding a firewall exception for DLM Dashboard

If you can't access DLM Dashboard on a different machine to the one it's installed on, it may be because there's a firewall in the way.

To add a firewall exception for the DLM Dashboard port to allow connections from outside:

For Windows 7

  1. On the machine that DLM Dashboard is installed on, open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security:
    • In the Search programs and files box in the Start menu, enter Firewall, then select Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - or,
    • Open the Control Panel, select System and Security then Windows Firewall then Advanced settings.
  2. On the left, click Inbound Rules.
  3. Under Actions on the right, click New Rule.
  4. Select Port as the type of rule you want to create, then click Next.
  5. Choose TCP as the port type, then under Specific local ports, enter the DLM Dashboard port number (by default, 19528).
    Then, click Next.
  6. Select Allow the connection, then click Next.
  7. Select the type of profile to apply the rule to, then click Next.
  8. Enter a name to identify this exception, for example DLM Dashboard access.
  9. Click Finish.

For XP, Vista and Windows Server 2003 and 2008

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. Go to Security Center and click Windows Firewall.
  3. Click Change settings.
  4. Under Exceptions, click Add port.
  5. Enter a name and the DLM Dashboard port number (by default, 19528).
  6. Click OK.

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