Universal Plug And Play - NETGEAR JWNR2000v2 User Manual

Universal Plug and Play

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers,
to 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.
If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer
Note:
connections, real-time communications such as instant messaging,
or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you should enable
UPnP.
To turn on Universal Plug and Play:
Select Advanced > UPnP. The UPnP screen displays.
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The available settings and information displayed in this screen are:
2.
Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.
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The default setting for UPnP is disabled. If this check box is not selected, the router
does not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port
forwarding (mapping) of the router.
Advertisement Period. The advertisement period is how often the router broadcasts
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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. The time to live for the advertisement is measured in
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hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. The time to live hop count is the number of
steps a broadcast packet is 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
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