P-334U/P-335U User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 74 Configuring UPnP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Enable the Universal

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

Plug and Play (UPnP)

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

feature

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 automatically

configuration

configure the ZyXEL Device so that they can communicate through the ZyXEL

changes through

Device, for example by using NAT traversal, UPnP applications automatically

UPnP

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

UPnP broadcasts are only allowed on the LAN. If you block LAN-to-LAN/ZyXEL

through Firewall

Device traffic using the firewall, then you need to select this check box to allow

 

UPnP-enabled traffic to pass through the firewall.

 

This setting remains active until you disable UPnP.

 

Clear this check box if you do not want to create a hole in the firewall for UPnP

 

application packets (for example, MSN packets).

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

17.4 Installing UPnP in Windows Example

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

17.4.1 Installing UPnP in Windows Me

Follow the steps below to install UPnP in Windows Me.

Chapter 17 UPnP

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