Upnp - Billion BiPAC 5210G RC User Manual

UPnP

UPnP offers peer-to-peer network connectivity for PCs and other network devices, along with
controlling data transfer between devices. UPnP offers many advantages for users running NAT
routers through UPnP NAT Traversal and on supported systems. Task handling such as port
forwarding becomes easier by letting the application control the required settings, removing the
need for the user to control advanced configuration of their device.
Both the user Operating System and the relevant application must support UPnP in addition to the
router. Windows XP and Windows ME natively support UPnP (when the component is installed), and
Windows 98 users may install the Internet Connection Sharing client from Windows XP in order to
support UPnP. Windows 2000 does not support UPnP.
UPnP: Select this checkbox to activate UPnP. Be aware that anyone could use a UPnP application
to open the web configurator's login screen without having to enter the router IP address.
Auto-configured: Select this check box to allow UPnP-enabled applications to automatically
configure your BiPAC router so that they can communicate through the router. For example, by
using NAT traversal UPnP applications will automatically reserve a NAT forwarding port in order to
communicate with another UPnP enabled device. This eliminates the need to manually configure
port forwarding for the UPnP enabled application.
Press SAVE to apply your settings.
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