diff --git a/example.deploy.properties b/example.deploy.properties
index 4d8c067c..84166113 100644
--- a/example.deploy.properties
+++ b/example.deploy.properties
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ vitro.local.solr.url = http://localhost:8080/vivosolr
 #   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
 
 #