Upnp; User Provisioning Of Upnp - Technicolor CGA4131 Operation Manual

9.6

UPnP

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) allows client devices to automatically configure the device
for various Internet applications, such as gaming and video conferencing. This protocol
messaging over the LAN can be enabled or disabled.
Application Tab / UPnP
Click on the Application tab, and then click on UPnP tab. The page displays UPnP setup
information as shown below:
9.6.1

User provisioning of UPnP

The following parameters can be configured by the user:
1. Enable/Disable UPnP
2. Set the UPnP Advertisement Period -
device advertises (broadcasts) its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to
1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure that control
points have current device status at the expense of additional network traffic.
3. Advertisement TTL -
(steps) for each UPnP packet sent. A hop is the number of steps allowed to
propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears. The number of hops
can range from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 5
hops.
4. Zero Config – The UPnP architecture supports zero configuration networking. An
UPnP compatible device from any vendor can dynamically join a network, obtain an
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Figure 9.6
The advertisement period is how often the
The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops
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