Prestige 791R G.SHDSL Router

 

Figure 20-1 Configuring UPnP

 

Table 20-1 Configuring UPnP

 

 

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Enable the Universal Plug

Select this checkbox to activate UPnP. Be aware that anyone could use a

and Play (UPnP) Service

UPnP application to open the web configurator's login screen without entering

 

the Prestige's IP address (although you must still enter the password to

 

access the web configurator).

 

 

Allow users to make

Select this check box to allow UPnP-enabled applications to automatically

configuration changes

configure the Prestige so that they can communicate through the Prestige, for

through UPnP

example by using NAT Transversal, UPnP applications automatically reserve

 

a NAT forwarding port in order to communicate with another UPnP enabled

 

device; this eliminates the need to manually configure port forwarding for the

 

UPnP enabled application.

Apply

Click Apply to save the setting to the Prestige.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

20.3 Installing UPnP in Windows Example

This section shows how to install UPnP in Windows Me and Windows XP.

Installing UPnP in Windows Me

Follow the steps below to install the UPnP in Windows Me.

UPnP

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