Windows Firewall may disable GigE network

Last Revision Date: 7/15/2014

This article explains how the local Windows firewall may disable the network, causing a GigE Vision-based application not to run from a network location. 

CAUSE:

In cases where a GigE Vision-based application built with the FlyCapture 2.x interface is run from a network location, the local Windows firewall may disable the network without prompting the user, causing the application to hang.

ANSWER:

To fix, add the application to the Windows firewall exception list. For instructions, see this Microsoft knowledge base article.