Upnp; Security - TP-Link MR4-WR642G User Manual

5.7.4 UPnP

The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to
access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically
discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. You can configure UPnP on this page
that shown in Figure 5-30:
Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable
button. As allowing this may present a risk to security, this feature is disabled by default.
Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information.
App Description – The description provided by the application in the UPnP request
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External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application.
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Protocol – Shows which type of protocol is opened.
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Internal Port - Internal port, which the router opened for local host.
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IP Address - The UPnP device that is currently accessing the router.
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Status - Either Enabled or Disabled, "Enabled" means that port is still active. Otherwise,
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the port is inactive.
Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List.

5.8 Security

There are six submenus under the Security menu (shown in Figure 5-31): Firewall, IP Address
Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Filtering, Remote Management and Advanced Security.
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Figure 5-30 UPnP Settings
Figure 5-31 The Security menu
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