Netgear R6100 User Manual download pdf (Page 94)

Advanced Settings

R6100 WiFi Router

Universal Plug and Play

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.

If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time

communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP),

you should enable UPnP

 To turn on Universal Plug and Play:

1. Select ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > UPnP.

The UPnP screen displays.

2. Select the Turn UPnP On check box.

By default, this check box is selected. UPnP for automatic device configuration can be

enabled or disabled. If the

Turn UPnP On check box is cleared, the router does not allow

any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding (mapping), of

the router.

3. T

ype the advertisement period in minutes.

The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information.

This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes.

The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter

durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of more

network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status, but

can significantly reduce network traffic.

4. T

ype the advertisement time to live in hops.

The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet

sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers.

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, it might be necessary to increase this value.

5. Click the Apply button.

The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing

the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened.

The UPnP

Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active

for each IP address.

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Netgear R6100 User Manual Page 94