Chapter 14 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)

All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configuration. Disable UPnP if this is not your intention.

14.3 Configuring UPnP

Use this screen to enable UPnP. Click the Management > UPnP to open the following screen. Figure 82 Management > UPnP > General

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 52 Management > UPnP > General

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable the Universal Plug

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

and Play (UPnP) Feature

application to open the Web Configurator's login screen without entering the

 

NBG-418N'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 automatically

forwarding changes through

configure the NBG-418N so that they can communicate through the NBG-418N,

UPnP

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-418N.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

14.3.1 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-418N.

Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the NBG-418N. Turn on your computer and the NBG-418N.

14.3.1.1 Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device

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

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