Universal Plug And Play (Upnp) - NETGEAR CBVG834G Adminstrators User Manual

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Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access
the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the
services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. The default setting for UPnP
is disabled. If disabled, the router will not allow any device to automatically control the resources,
such as port forwarding (mapping), of the router.
Other features of UPnP:
• Advertisement Period. The number entered in this field (in minutes) determines how often
the router will advertise (broadcast) its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440
minutes. The default period is for 30 minutes.
– Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of
additional network traffic.
– Longer durations might compromise the freshness of the device status but can
significantly reduce network traffic.
• Advertisement Time To Live. The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops
(steps) for each UPnP packet sent. A hop is the number of steps allowed to propagate for each
UPnP advertisement before it disappears. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255. The
default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should be fine for most home
networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly, then you
may need to increase this value a little.
• UPnP Portmap Table. The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device
that is currently accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has
opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is opened and if that port is
still active for each IP address.
Managing Your Network
v1.0, February 2008
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