Remote disc on the "other Mac" can't be turned on (firewall issue)

Hello,
I tried to turn on the remote disc feature on my MBP ( > System Preferences > Sharing) so I could install Office 2011 on my MBA.
It turns out that the remote disc cannot be turned on because of the firewall.
How can I tune my settings so it works?
I use an Airport express but couldn't find any Firewall setting in the configuration (if that matters).
Thanks.

Even though it says its "Blocked by Firewall", it will (should) still work with the firewall on.

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