NETGEAR D6200-100NAS user manual Universal Plug and Play

D6200 WiFi DSL Modem Router

Universal Plug and Play

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.

Note: If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer

connections, or real-time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you should enable UPnP.

To turn on Universal Plug and Play:

1. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > UPnP.

2.Configure the following settings:

•Turn UPnP On. Enable or disable automatic device configuration. The default setting for UPnP is disabled. If this check box is not selected, the WiFi DSL modem router does not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding (mapping), of the WiFi DSL modem router.

•Advertisement Period. The advertisement period is how often the WiFi DSL modem router broadcasts its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of more network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status, but can significantly reduce network traffic.

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