Odyssey LI-COR Operator's Manual - Firewall Recommendations

CHAPTER 4

34

Connecting the Odyssey Imager to a Network

to the network, where it can be accessed by any computer on the 

network.

For installations where the computer and Odyssey

®

 Imager are on 

different networks connected by a router, Rendezvous technology 

will not be able to automatically configure the Odyssey Imager and 

the computer, but you can easily configure them manually using the 

Odyssey Application software. 

For networks connected to the Internet, the safest way to protect your 

research and data is to put the Odyssey instrument and computer on 

a subnet that is behind a firewall. Inexpensive firewall appliances 

can perform this function. Contact your local IT department for help 

in selection and configuration if your organization does not already 

provide you with firewall protection. Legitimate, safe, remote access 

can still be achieved when the Odyssey system is protected by a 

firewall. Failure to adequately protect the Odyssey instrument or its 

computer from attack can have very serious consequences that are 

not covered by LI-COR Biosciences’ expressed or implied warranty.

During instrument installation, the computer is set up and the 

Odyssey Application software is installed. Skip these instructions 

unless you need to install Odyssey Application Software on another 

computer. The instructions below are for software installation on a 

computer running Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP, Windows Vista

®

, or 

Windows 7 operating systems. 

1)

Close all other programs.

Firewall Recommendations

Installing the Odyssey Application Software