Upnp - THOMSON TG580 Setup And User Manual

4 Thomson Gateway Tools
4.1

UPnP

Introduction
UPnP is designed to automate the installation and configuration of a (small) network as much as possible.
This means that UPnP-capable devices can join and leave a network without any effort of a network
administrator.
Supported Operating Systems
Following operating systems support UPnP:
Windows Vista
Windows XP
If your computer is running Windows XP, you first have to install the UPnP component. For more
information, see
UPnP and the Thomson Gateway
With UPnP you can:
Access the
Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with
Connect/disconnect without having to open the
For more information, see
Automatic port configuration for UPnP-enabled games and applications. You do not have to create port to
run services on a computer. If the application is UPnP-enabled, UPnP will create these entries
automatically. For more information, see
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"4.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP" on page
Thomson Gateway GUI without opening your web browser. For more information, see
Managing your Internet connection with
UPnP.
Thomson Gateway
Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a
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GUI.
UPnP.
computer.
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