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Chapter 2: Install Niagara SCX
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21. Click OK in the My Computer Properties dialog box.
22. Start / Restart the Niagara SCX service.
Set the SCX Server Firewall
Niagara SCX software applications communicate to the services using DCOM. Windows XP Service
Pack 2 installs a software firewall. DCOM uses a number of dynamic IP ports that make it difficult to
configure the firewall to allow these to pass. You can disable the firewall to allow all of the ports to
pass; otherwise, search the Microsoft support site for information on configure DCOM through firewall.
Some links to this information include:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/serve/firew
all.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as
px?scid=kb;en-us;250367
and http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
us/wmisdk/wmi/connecting_through_windows_firewall.asp
Perform the following steps to add the applications to the Windows Firewall.
1. Select Start
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Select Security Center ¾ Windows Firewall (Figure 30) to start the Firewall
Configura
tion Utility.
Figure 30. Windows Firewall
4. The primary option (select Off) on the General tab lets you disable the firewall completely.
5. Click OK twice to dismiss the Windows firewall.
6. An alternate option involves setting the Exceptions tab by performing the following:
• Select the Exceptions tab (Figure 31).
Figure 31. Windows Firewall ¾ Exceptions