Security |
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UPnP |
This document presents the content for the help dialog that supports the
UPnP
tab (found under Security) for the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Wireless ADSL Gateway
DGFV338 UI. The format and breadth of information has been chosen to emulate the
help dialog boxes attached to other areas of the site (WAN Settings, LAN Setup,
etc.). |
UPnP |
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is a feature that allows for automatic discovery
of devices that can communicate with this router. |
UPnP |
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Do you want to enable UPnP? Select yes to enable UPnP support and no to disable
it. If disabled, the router will not allow for automatic device configuration. |
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Advertisement Period: this is the period (in minutes) of how often this wireless
gateway will broadcast its UPnP information to all devices within range. |
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Advertisement Time to Live: expressed in hops for
each UPnP packet, this is the number of steps a packet is allowed to propagate
before being discarded. Small values will limit the UPnP broadcast range. |
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Click
Apply to save your changes. |
Click
Reset to revert to the previous settings. |
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UPnP Portmap Table |
The
UPnP Portmap Table shows IP addresses and other
settings of UPnP devices that have accessed this wireless gateway. |
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Active: a yes/no indicating whether the port of the
UPnP device that established a connection is currently active |
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Protocol: the network protocol (i.e. HTTP, FTP,
etc.) the device is using to connect to this wireless gateway |
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Int. Port (Internal Port): which, if any, internal
ports are opened by the UPnP device |
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Ext. Port (External Port): which, if any, external
ports are opened by the UPnP device |
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IP Address: the IP address of the UPnP device that
is accessing this gateway |
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Click Refresh to refresh the Portmap table and search
for any new UPnP devices. |
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