Kerio Tech KERIO WINROUTE FIREWALL 6 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Introduction
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2.
Universal Plug and Play Device Host and SSDP Discovery Service
The services support UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) in the Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. However, these
services collide with the UPnP support in WinRoute (refer to chapter
).
The WinRoute installation includes a dialog where it is possible to disable colliding system
services.
Figure 2.2
Disabling colliding system services during installation
By default, the WinRoute installation disables all the colliding services listed. Under usual
circumstances, it is not necessary to change these settings. Generally, the following rules are
applied:
•
The Windows Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service should be disabled.
Otherwise, WinRoute will not work correctly. The option is a certain kind of warning
which informs users that the service is running and that it should be disabled.
•
To enable support for the UPnP protocol in WinRoute (see chapter
), it is neces-
sary to disable also services Universal Plug and Play Device Host and SSDP Discovery
Service.
•
If you do not plan to use support for UPnP in WinRoute, it is not necessary to disable
the Universal Plug and Play Device Host and SSDP Discovery Serviceservices.
Note:
1.
Upon each startup, WinRoute detects automatically whether the Windows Firewall / Inter-
net Connection Sharing is running. If it is, WinRoute stops it and makes a record in the