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The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 133 Configuring UPnP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Active the Universal Plug and

Select this check box to activate UPnP. Be aware that anyone could use

Play (UPnP) Feature

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

 

entering the ZyXEL Device'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

configuration changes

automatically configure the ZyXEL Device so that they can

through UPnP

communicate through the ZyXEL Device, for example by using NAT

 

traversal, 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.

Allow UPnP to pass through

Select this check box to allow traffic from UPnP-enabled applications to

Firewall

bypass the firewall.

 

Clear this check box to have the firewall block all UPnP application

 

packets (for example, MSN packets).

Apply

Click Apply to save the setting to the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to return to the previously saved settings.

 

 

22.3 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.

1Click Start and Control Panel. Double-clickAdd/Remove Programs.

2Click on the Windows Setup tab and select Communication in the Components selection box. Click Details.

Chapter 22 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)

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