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ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
DMS3-CTC-25-114 v1.0
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
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
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
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 Admin Tool without having to remember the address of the MediaAccess Gateway.
Enable UPnP on the MediaAccess Gateway
1 Browse to the Admin Tool (http://192.168.0.1).
For more information, see “Accessing the Admin Tool” on page 25.
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.
If your computer is running Windows XP, you first have to install the UPnP component. For more information, see
Windows help.
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