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Getting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway
4.1
Universal Plug and Play
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
without having to open the
. For more information, see
Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP
.
Connect/disconnect without having to open the
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