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Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 60 Management > UPnP > General

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Enable the Universal Plug	Select this check box to activate UPnP. Be aware that anyone
and Play (UPnP) Feature	could use a UPnP application to open the Web Configurator's
	login screen without entering the NBG-417N's IP address
	(although you must still enter the password to access the Web
	Configurator).
Allow users to make port	Select this check box to allow UPnP-enabled applications to
forwarding changes	automatically configure the NBG-417N so that they can
through UPnP	communicate through the NBG-417N, 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.
Apply	Click Apply to save the setting to the NBG-417N.
Reset	Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

18.5 Technical Reference

The sections show examples of using UPnP.

18.5.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example

This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP. You must already have UPnP installed in Windows XP and UPnP activated on the NBG-417N.

Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the NBG-417N. Turn on your computer and the NBG-417N.

18.5.1.1 Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device

1Click start and Control Panel. Double-clickNetwork Connections. An icon displays under Internet Gateway.

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