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In this chapter

In this chapter we will take a closer look at following features:

Feature availability

Depending on the configuration offered by your service provider, some features may not be available on your TG589vn v3.

For more information, contact your service provider.

Topic

Page

7.1

UPnP

53

7.2

Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a Computer

60

7.3

Dynamic DNS

62

“7.4 Network Time Server” on page 63

63

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7.1 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 7



Windows Vista



Windows XP

UPnP and the TG589vn v3

UPnP offers you the following functions:



You can access the

TG589vn v3 GUI

without having to remember the address of the TG589vn v3. For more information,

see

“7.1.1 Accessing Your TG589vn v3 via UPnP” on page 54

.



If you are using a PPP connection to connect to the Internet, you can enable/disable your Internet connection without

having to open the

TG589vn v3 GUI

.

For more information, see

“7.1.2 Managing your Internet connection via UPnP” on page 55

.



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. For more information, see

“7.2 Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a Computer” on

page 60

.

If your computer is running Windows XP, you first have to install the UPnP component. For more information, see

“7.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP” on page 58

.

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7.1.1

Accessing Your TG589vn v3 via UPnP

Windows 7/Vista

If you computer runs Windows 7/Vista:

1

On the Windows

Start

menu, click

Network

.

2

The

Network

window appears:

3

Right-click

TG589vn v3

and click

View device web page

.

4

The

TG589vn v3 GUI

appears.

Windows XP

If you computer runs Windows XP:

1

Go to

My Network Places

.

2

The

My Network Places

window appears:

3

Double-click your TG589vn v3 (displayed as

TG589vn v3

).

4

The

TG589vn v3 GUI

appears.

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7.1.2

Managing your Internet connection via UPnP

Applicability

This section only applicable if you are using a PPP connection to the Internet.

Windows 7/Vista

If you computer runs Windows 7/Vista:

1

On the Windows

Start

menu, click

Network

.

2

The

Network

window appears:

3

Right-click your TG589vn v3 (displayed as

TG589vn v3

).

4

If you are currently:



Connected to the Internet, click

Disable

to disconnect from the Internet.



Not connected to the Internet, click

Enable

to connect to the Internet.

Windows XP

Proceed as follows:

1

On the Windows

Start

menu, click

(Settings >) Control Panel

.

2

The

Control Panel

window appears.

Click

(Network and Internet Connections) > Internet Connections

.

3

The

Network Connections

window appears;

4

If you right-click the

Internet Connection

icon, you can connect/disconnect your connection to the Internet.

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Disabling this feature

To prevent that users can connect/disconnect you can enable

Extended Security

. This feature is enabled by default.

For more information, see

“7.1.3 Configuring UPnP on the TG589vn v3” on page 57

.