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I'm very sorry to ask dumb questions, but if anyone can point me in the right direction, that would be great.

I've successfully linked my TV, PS3 etc to my PC with other software before, but my HD died, and in reinstalling all my software on a new HD I saw this product and wanted to try it.

As mentioned in the heading, UMS sees all the renderers (including my Samsung TV), but when I go to the Source on my Samsung TV, and select UMS (which has a ? in the icon), it won't connect.

I'm sure it's something very simple, but I'm missing it.

Any hints would be greatly appreciated!

Your issue is probably related to either your router configuration or your firewall configuration on the machine where UMS is installed.
So you need to check if following is in place:

In your router:
-there must be some setting / switch for uPNP, it should be set to "enabled".

The firewall settings of your UMS server machine:
I checked my own firewall setup on Windows 7 64 bit regarding UMS and I have following incoming 'allow' rules in place that you might want to check in your setup:
- javaw.exe (TCP)
- ums.exe (Any)
- wrapper.exe (Any); you only need this one when running UMS as a service
- port 5001 rule (Any); the default UMS listening port (also if you're using a different port number you have to use that value)
- port 2869 rule (TCP); used for DLNA / uPNP discovery (SSDP)
- port 1900 rule (UDP); used for DLNA / uPNP discovery (SSDP)
I have not included the full path to the executables because that can be different in your setup.

If you just want to "quick test" you might consider disabling your firewall but remember to physically disconnect your UTP cable towards the internet first!!! (better be save than sorry).
Hope it helps.