Installation manual

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Once a control point has discovered a device its next step is to learn more about the
device and its capabilities by retrieving the device's description from the URL provided by
the device in the discovery message. After a control point has retrieved a description of
the device, it can send actions to the device’s service. To do this, a control point sends a
suitable control message to the control URL for the service (provided in the device
description).
When a device is known to the control point, periodic event notification messages are
sent. A UPnP description for a service includes a list of actions the service responds to
and a list of variables that model the state of the service at run time.
If a device has a URL for presentation, then the control point can retrieve a page from this
URL, load the page into a web browser, and depending on the capabilities of the page,
allow a user to control the device and/or view device status.
Note:
UPnP is currently only supported by this switch for Windows Vista, but will supported for
Windows XP in future releases.
Using UPnP under Windows Vista –
To access or manage the switch with the aid
of UPnP under Windows Vista, open the
Network and Sharing Center, and enable
Network Discovery. Then click on the node
representing your local network under the
Network Sharing Center. An entry for the
switch will appear in the list of discovered
devices as shown below. Right click on the
entry for the switch, and select “View
Device webpage” to access the switch’s
web management interface, or select
“Properties” to display a list of device
attributes advertised by the switch through
UPnP.
UPnP Configuration
Use the UPnP Configuration page to enable
or disable UPnP, and to set advertisement and time out values.
Command Attributes
• UPNP Status – Enables/disables UPnP on the device. (Default: Disabled)
• Advertising Duration – This sets the duration of which a device will advertise its status
to the control point. (Range: 60-86400 seconds; Default: 100 seconds)
• TTL Value – Sets the time-to-live (TTL) value for UPnP messages transmitted by the
device. (Range: 1-255; Default: 4)