FAQ: Adding Roon as a Firewall Exception
Generally, Roon should be able to see and connect to compatible remotes and devices without outside input, but there are cases when this is prevented by the the OS firewall or an installed Antivirus. To determine if this is the case, you can:
If the devices are not visible or don't connect, please turn your Firewall back on and contact Roon for more troubleshooting steps.However, if the devices are visible and connect without the Firewall, go ahead and turn it back on then add exceptions as detailed below:
Core OS
| Roon Software
| Exceptions
|
Windows
|
Roon software
| roon.exe
raatserver.exe
roonbridge.exe
|
Roon server (headless)
| roonserver.exe
raatserver.exe
roonbridge.exe
|
Mac
| Roon software
| roon.app
raatserver.app
roonbridge.app
|
Roon server (headless)
| roonserver.app
raatserver.app
roonbridge.app
|
Linux
|
Roon Server
| roonserver.bin
raatserver.bin
roonbridge.bin
|
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