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5 Thomson Gateway
Tools
5.1 UPnP
Introduction
UPnP is designed to automate the installation and configuration of a (small) network as much as possible.
This means that UPnP-capable devices can join and leave a network without any effort of a network
administrator.
Supported Operating Systems
Following operating systems support UPnP:
 Windows Vista
 Windows XP
UPnP and the Thomson Gateway
With UPnP you can:
 Access the Thomson Gateway GUI without having to open the Thomson Gateway GUI. For more
information, see Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP.
 Connect/disconnect without having to open the Thomson Gateway GUI.
For more information, see Managing your Internet connection with UPnP.
 Automatic port configuration for UPnP-enabled games and applications. You do not have to create port to
run services on a computer. If the application is UPnP-enabled, UPnP will create these entries
automatically. For more information, see Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a computer.
If your computer is running Windows XP, you first have to install the UPnP component. For more
information, see “5.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP” on page 45.