To verify that the Windows Firewall is correctly configured, access the following:
- Windows XP:
- Start > Control Panel
- Find and open the Windows Firewall control panel item.
- Click on the Exceptions tab and look for an entry entitled LabTutor Server
- Windows Vista:
- Start > Control Panel
- Find and open the Windows Firewall control panel item.
- Click on Change Settings, then click the Exceptions tab and look for an entry entitled LabTutor Server
- Windows 7, Server 2008:
- Start > Control Panel
- Find and open the Windows Firewall control panel item
- Click on Advanced Settings in the left-hand panel of the window
- In the Advanced Settings dialog, click on Inbound Rules in the left-hand panel of the window look for an entry entitled LabTutor Server
- Windows 8, Windows 10:
- Open the Charms menu by mousing over the right-hand edge of your screen
- Click on Settings
- Click Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall, and click Advanced Settings > Inbound Rules
- Look for an entry entitled LabTutor Server
How to add the exception to the firewall if it is missing:
- Windows XP, Vista 32-bit:
- In the Exceptions tab, click Add Program and then Browse...
- Navigate to C:\Program Files\ADInstruments\LabTutor Server\tomcat\bin and select tomcat6.exe
- Click Open and then click Ok
- Tomcat6.exe will now be added to the list of exceptions.
- Windows Vista 64-bit:
- In the Exceptions tab, click Add Program and then Browse...
- Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\ADInstruments\LabTutor Server\tomcat\bin and select tomcat6.exe
- Click Open and then click Ok
- Tomcat6.exe will now be added to the list of exceptions
- Windows 7, Server 2008 64-bit:
- In the Inbound Rules tab, click New Rule... which will launch New Inbound Rule Wizard
- In the wizard, select Program and then click Next
- Select This program path and click Browse...
- Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\ADInstruments\LabTutor Server\tomcat\bin and select tomcat6.exe (If 32-bit, navigate to C:\Program Files\ADInstruments\LabTutor Server\tomcat\bin)
- Click Open, Next and then Allow the connection
- Click Next and select the checkboxes for Domain, Private and Public, then click Next
- Give the rule a name such as LabTutor Server and then click Finish
- Tomcat6.exe will now be added to the list of exceptions
- Windows 8, Windows 10:
- In the Inbound Rules
- In the Inbound Rules tab, click New Rule... which will launch New Inbound Rule Wizard
- In the wizard, select Program and then click Next
- Select This program path and click Browse...
- Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\ADInstruments\LabTutor Server\tomcat\bin and select tomcat6 (If 32-bit, navigate to C:\Program Files\ADInstruments\LabTutor Server\tomcat\bin)
- Click Open, Next and then Allow the connection
- Click Next and select the checkboxes for Domain, Private and Public, then click Next
- Give the rule a name such as LabTutor Server and then click Finish
- Tomcat6.exe will now be added to the list of exceptions
This information is valid for LabTutor v4.0 and later.