Upnp - Technicolor MediaAccess TC8715 Setup And User Manual

7.1.1 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 8
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Windows 7
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Windows Vista
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Windows XP
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If your computer is running Windows XP, you first have to install the UPnP component. For more information, see
Windows help.
UPnP and the MediaAccess Gateway
UPnP offers you the following functions:
You do not have to manually create port mappings to run services on a computer. The automatic port configuration
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mechanism for UPnP-enabled games and applications will do this for you. If the application is UPnP-enabled, UPnP will
create these entries automatically.
You can access the
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Enable UPnP on the MediaAccess Gateway
1 Browse to the Admin Tool (http://192.168.0.1).
For more information, see
2 On the Advanced menu, click Device Discovery.
3 The Device Discovery page appears.
In the Enable UPnP list, select Enabled.
4 Click Save.
How to use UPnP to access your MediaAccess Gateway on Windows 7/Vista
If you computer runs Windows 7/Vista:
1 On the Windows Start menu, click Computer.
2 An Explorer window appears. In the panel, click Network.
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Admin Tool without having to remember the address of the MediaAccess Gateway.
"Accessing the Admin Tool" on page 25.
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