Upnp - THOMSON TG797n Setup And User Manual

Thomson Gateway Network Services
9.1

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
The following operating systems support UPnP:
 Windows 7
 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
UPnP offers you the following functions:
 You can access the
Gateway. For more information, see
If you are using a PPP connection to connect to the Internet, you can enable/disable your Internet

connection without having to open the
For more information, see
You do not have to manually create port mappings to run services on a computer. The automatic port

configuration mechanism for UPnP-enabled games and applications will do this for you. If the application
is UPnP-enabled, UPnP will create these entries automatically. For more information, see
a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a Computer" on page
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"9.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP" on page
Thomson Gateway GUI without having to remember the address of the Thomson
"9.1.1 Accessing Your Thomson Gateway via UPnP" on page
Thomson Gateway
"9.1.2 Managing your Internet connection via UPnP" on page
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"9.2 Assigning
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