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5 technical reference, 1 using upnp in windows xp example, 1 auto-discover your upnp-enabled network device – ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N User Manual

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Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)

NBG-417N User’s Guide

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

18.5 Technical Reference

The sections show examples of using UPnP.

18.5.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example

This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP. You must
already have UPnP installed in Windows XP and UPnP activated on the NBG-417N.

Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the NBG-417N. Turn on
your computer and the NBG-417N.

18.5.1.1 Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device

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Click start and Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. An icon
displays under Internet Gateway.

Table 60 Management > UPnP > General

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable the Universal Plug
and Play (UPnP) Feature

Select this check box to activate UPnP. Be aware that anyone
could use a UPnP application to open the Web Configurator's
login screen without entering the NBG-417N's IP address
(although you must still enter the password to access the Web
Configurator).

Allow users to make port
forwarding changes
through UPnP

Select this check box to allow UPnP-enabled applications to
automatically configure the NBG-417N so that they can
communicate through the NBG-417N, 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 UPnP enabled application.

Apply

Click Apply to save the setting to the NBG-417N.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.