Before installing Antamedia Bandwidth Manager software, please ensure that the following conditions are met:
– Windows account on which software will be installed and used must have administrative privileges.
– The static IP address is configured on NIC1 and NIC2, the network card connected to the Internet router/modem and the network card connected to the local network.
Click to learn how to set Static IP addresses.
– Windows User Account Control is set to Never Notify level.
· Go to Windows Control Panel – User Accounts screen
· Click on the Change User Account Control settings link
· Move the slider to Never Notify level and click OK
· Restart the computer to apply changes
– Windows Smart Screen is turned off.
· Go to Windows Control Panel – Security and Maintenance screen.
· Click on Change Windows Smart Screen settings
· In a new window select “Don’t do anything (turn off Windows Smart Screen)” and press on OK
· Restart the computer to apply changes
– Windows Defender exclusions are set.
· Go to Windows Control Panel – Windows Defender and click on Settings.
· Exclusion section press on “Add an exclusion” to exclude C:\Antamedia folder.
· Restart the computer to apply changes
– Microsoft Security Essentials should not block it (Windows 7):.
· Go to Windows Control Panel and start Microsoft Security Essentials click on Settings.
· From the “Excluded files and locations” panel press on browse and select C:\Antamedia folder.
· Press on Add and Save changes button
– Antamedia Bandwidth Manager software can be used to set the computer as a gateway using Bandwidth Manager NAT.
Besides that, the computer may be set as a gateway using Windows Connection Sharing and Windows Routing and remote access. For additional information’s about the Windows configuration and setup be free to consult Antamedia technical support.
– There are no applications running on gateway PC that is using port 78, 80, 81, 82, 443, 463, 614, 12010, 1700, 1812, 1813 (IIS, proxy software).