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Chapter 3: Windows® Desktop Controller 3-37 If your software firewall is not listed, please see http://faq.sonos.com/firewall for the latest firewall information or contact Sonos Technical Support at http:// www.sonos.com/support. Microsoft Windows Firewall 1. When installing the Sonos Desktop Controller, select Unblock in the Windows Firewall. 2. If the dialog box does not appear, go to Start>Settings>Control Panel. 3. Click Security Center>Windows Firewall. 4. Click the Exceptions tab. 5. Make sure Sonos Desktop Controller has a check mark next to it. 6. If you don't see Sonos Desktop Controller and you have already installed the Sonos Desktop Controller, click the Add Program button and browse until you find Sonos Desktop Controller. 7. Click to highlight, and then click OK. Zone Alarm (free version) 1. Display the Firewall settings screen. 1. From the Main tab, check to make sure the Trusted Zones Security is set to Medium (default setting) level security, and the Net BIOS ports are open (default). 2. Click the Zones tab, and verify that the network the Sonos Zone Player resides on is set to Trusted. 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.

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Chapter 3:
Windows® Desktop Controller
3-37
If your software firewall is not listed, please see
for the
latest firewall information or contact Sonos Technical Support at
http://
www.sonos.com/support
.
Microsoft Windows Firewall
1.
When installing the Sonos Desktop Controller, select
Unblock
in the
Windows
Firewall
.
2.
If the dialog box does not appear, go to
Start>Settings
>
Control Panel
.
3.
Click
Security Center>Windows Firewall
.
4.
Click the
Exceptions
tab.
5.
Make sure
Sonos Desktop Controller
has a check mark next to it.
6.
If you don’t see
Sonos Desktop Controller
and you have already installed the
Sonos Desktop Controller, click the
Add Program
button and browse until you
find
Sonos Desktop Controller
.
7.
Click to highlight, and then click
OK
.
Zone Alarm (free version)
1.
Display the
Firewall
settings screen.
1.
From the
Main
tab, check to make sure the
Trusted Zones Security
is set to
Medium
(default setting) level security, and the
Net BIOS ports
are open (default).
2.
Click the
Zones
tab, and verify that the network the Sonos Zone Player resides on
is set to
Trusted.
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.