ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User’s Guide

 

Figure 14-1 Configuring UPnP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

 

Table 14-1 Configuring UPnP

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Device Name (or UPnP

This identifies the ZyAIR in UPnP applications.

Name)

 

 

 

Enable the Universal Plug

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

and Play (UPnP) feature

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

 

the ZyAIR'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 ZyAIR so that they can communicate through the ZyAIR, for

through UPnP

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.

 

 

UPnP Screens

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