How do I configure Windows Firewall for streaming on Windows Server 2003?
If you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (SP1) with Windows Media Services, the necessary exception for Windows Media Services is not created automatically in Windows Firewall. A server administrator must open Windows Firewall ports manually by doing the following: • Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Windows Firewall. • On the Exceptions tab, click Add Program. • In the Add a Program dialog box, click Browse. • In the Browse dialog box, navigate to %systemroot%\system32\windows media\server. • Click WMServer.exe, and then click Open. Note • If you are running Windows Server 2003 (SP2), the necessary exception for Windows Media Services is created automatically in Windows Firewall; therefore, this procedure is not required. • To perform this procedure, you must be logged in as a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins grou
