MBR L13
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User’s
Guide
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3.8.4
Management
3.8.4.1
Universal Plug and Play
Universal Plug-and-Play is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment,
software and peripherals. L13 UPnP-enabled products can seamlessly connect and communicate with other Universal
Plug-and-Play enabled devices, without the need for user configuration, centralized servers, or product-specific device
drivers. This technology leverages existing standards and technologies, including TCP/IP, HTTP 1.1 and XML, facilitating
the incorporation of Universal Plug-and-Play capabilities into a wide range of networked products for the home.
Universal Plug-and-Play technologies are rapidly adopted and integrated into widely-used consumer products such as
Windows 7. Therefore it is critical that today’s Re
sidential Gateways be UPnP-compliant. Your gateway is at the
forefront of this development, offering a complete software platform for UPnP devices. This means that any UPnP-
enabled
control point
(client) can dynamically join the network, obtain an IP address and exchange information about
its capabilities and those of other computers on the network. They can subsequently communicate with each other
directly, thereby further enabling peer-to-peer networking. And this all happens automatically, providing a truly zero-
configuration network.
3.8.4.2
UPnP on L13
If your computer is running an operating system that supports UPnP, such as
Windows XP
, you can add the computer
to your home network and access the Web-based Management directly from within Windows.
To add a UPnP-enabled computer to the home network:
1.
Connect the PC to the gateway.
2.
The PC will automatically be recognized and added to the home network. L13 will be added to
My Network
Places
as the Internet Gateway Device and will allow configuration via a standard Windows interface.
3.
A message appears on the notification area of the Taskbar notifying that the PC has been added to the
network.
To access the WBM directly from Windows:
1.
Open the
My Network Places
window by double-clicking its desktop icon.
2.
Double-click the
Internet Gateway Device
icon. The WBM login screen appears in a browser window. This
method is similar to opening a browser window and typing in
192.168.1.1
.
3.8.4.3
UPnP Configuration
The UPnP feature is enabled by default. Access its settings either from the
Management
tab under the System screen
or by clicking the
Universal Plug and Play
icon in the Advanced screen. The Universal Plug and Play settings screen
appears:
Figure 129:
Universal Plug and Play
Allow Other Network Users to Control Network Features
Select this check-box to enable the UPnP
feature. This will enable you to define UPnP services on any of the LAN hosts.