diff --git a/webapp/config/example.deploy.properties b/webapp/config/example.deploy.properties
index 0160f8b92..085a05a2a 100644
--- a/webapp/config/example.deploy.properties
+++ b/webapp/config/example.deploy.properties
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ vitro.local.solr.url = http://localhost:8080/vitrosolr
 #   Examples:
 #      vitro.local.solr.ipaddress.mask = 127\.0\.0\.1
 #      vitro.local.solr.ipaddress.mask = 127\.0\.0\.1|0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1
-#      vitro.local.solr.ipaddress.mask = 169.254.*
+#      vitro.local.solr.ipaddress.mask = 169\.254\..*
+# If this line is removed, your Solr server will respond to requests from any 
+# location. This may be useful for experimenting but would likely be considered
+# a security problem in a production environment. 
 vitro.local.solr.ipaddress.mask = 127\.0\.0\.1|[0:]+:1
 
 #