Configuring Universal Plug And Play - NETGEAR DGN2200M - Wireless-N 300 Router User Manual

6. Enter the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, type
255.255.255.255.
7. Enter the gateway IP address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the
router.
8. Enter a number between 2 and 15 as the metric value in the Metric field. This represents
the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a setting of 2 or 3
works.
9. Click Apply. The Static Routes table is updated to show the new entry.

Configuring Universal Plug and Play

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers,
access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can
automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
1. Select UPnP on the main menu to display the UPnP screen:
2. Fill in the settings on the UPnP screen:
• Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.
The default setting for UPnP is enabled. If UPnP is disabled, the wireless modem
router does not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port
forwarding (mapping), of the wireless modem router.
• Advertisement Period. The advertisement period is how often the wireless modem
router advertises (broadcasts) its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to
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