Multicast with Socket Driver

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Multicast with Socket Driver

 

This documentation is for Windows only!

 

To use Multicast with Socket Driver on Windows (especially on the client side) some settings might be necessary. Generally it is strongly recommended to disable the firewall. Please follow the instructions on Firewall and VPN Settings.

 

If you still encounter issues, please check following settings:

 

1) Allow Inbound Connections in Public Profile of Windows Firewall

 

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Systems and Security -> Windows Firewall, then continue with following steps:

 

Firewall_erweitert

 

Firewall_erweitert_2

Firewall_erweitert_3

 

2) Allow an App through Windows Firewall

 

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Systems and Security -> Windows Firewall, then continue with following steps:

 

Firewall_Apps

Firewall_Apps_2

Firewall_Apps_3

Firewall_Apps_4

 

Make sure that the application appears only once in this list.

 

3) Turn off Internet Protocol IPv6

 

On the used Ethernet connection open its properties and disable IPv6.

 

IPv6_setting_off

 

4) Deactivate Virtual Boxes

 

Sometimes Virtual Boxes can have affects on getting images, so the according network connections should be disabled.