Playing Media; Firewall Port Settings - NETGEAR EVA8000-100NAS - Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000 User Manual

Playing Media

If the Digital Entertainer HD cannot play media or music, check to see if
the file is protected. Windows Media Connect is required for Windows
XP users to play protected files. See the Microsoft documentation for
these products.

Firewall Port Settings

The built-in Windows firewall opens ports to communicate with the
Digital Entertainer HD. For other firewalls, you might need to open these
ports:
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If you are using a Windows PC to share media content, allow access to
the following ports: 139 TCP, 445 TCP, 137 UDP, and 138 UDP for file
sharing services.
If you are using Windows Media Connect to share media from Windows
configure your desktop firewall to allow ports 10243 TCP and 10280-
10284 UDP.
If you are using the UPNP Framework under Windows XP configure your
desktop firewall to allow port 1900 UDP and 2869 TCP. For more
information see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886257/.
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Note: If you use Windows Media Connect, place protected
media files in one folder, and use Windows Media
Connect to share only that folder. Then use the
Configuration Wizard to share all other folders.
TCP: 49156, 49157, 49158, 49159
UDP: 49152, 49153, 49154, 49155