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8.4 UPnP
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses
TCP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivity between devices. An UPnP device can
dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities and learn about other
devices on the network. In turn, a device can leave a network smoothly an automatically when it
is no longer in use. UPnP broadcasts are only allowed on the LAN.
How do I know if I'm using UPnP?
UPnP hardware is identified as an icon in the Network Connections folder (in Windows XP &
Windows ME). Each UPnP-compatible device that is installed on your network will appear as a
separate icon.
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): You can choose “Activated” or “Deactivated” option from
this session.
Auto-Configured (by UPnP Application): UPnP network devices can automatically configure
network addressing, announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable
exchange of simple product and service descriptions. Choose “Activated” option to allow
UPnP-enabled applications to automatically configure the ADSL Router so that they can
communicate through the ADSL Router, 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 UPP
enabled application. If you don’t want to make configuration changes through UPnP, just
choose “Deactivated”.
SAVE: Click SAVE to save the setting to the ADSL Router.