Optimizing Wireless Performance - NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 User Manual

N150 Wireless Router User Manual
Figure 7.
2. The available settings and information displayed in this screen are:
• Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.
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
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
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
networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly,
then it might be necessary to increase this value.
• UPnP Portmap Table. The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each
UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports (Internal and
External) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type
of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address.
3. Click Apply to save your settings.

Optimizing Wireless Performance

The speed and operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly
based on the physical placement of the wireless router. You should choose a location for
your router that will maximize the network speed.
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