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1. On the main menu, select UPnP. The UPnP screen displays:
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2. Fill in the fields in the UPnP screen:
• Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.
This check box is selected by default. If you clear this check box, the wireless router will
not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding
(mapping), of the wireless router.
• Advertisement Period. The advertisement period is how often the wireless router
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. Longer durations
might compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly reduce network
traffic.
• Advertisement Time To Live (in hops). The time to live for the advertisement is
measured in hops (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 4 hops, which
should be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being
updated or reached correctly, then it might be necessary to increase this value a little.
• UPnP Portmap Table. The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP
device that is currently accessing the wireless router and which ports (internal and
external) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port
is opened and if that port is still active for each IP address.
3. Click Apply to save your changes.
To update the Portmap Table to show the active ports that are currently opened by UPnP
devices, click Refresh.
Advanced Settings and Features
RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824v3 User Manual
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