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Accessing Rovio over the Internet
Setting up port forwarding automatically
Accessing.Rovio.over.the.Internet
To.be.able.to.access.Rovio.outside.your.internal.network.(that.is,.over.the.Internet),.you.will.need.
to.set.up.port.forwarding.on.your.wireless.router.to.be.able.to.communicate.with.Rovio ..
You.can.set.up.port.forwarding.using.one.of.two.methods:
Automatically.using.Rovio’s.Universal.Plug.and.Play.(UPnP).feature.for.your.router . •. 1
Manually.by.setting.the.port.forwarding.options.in.your.router . •.
Setting.up.port.forwarding.automatically
Rovio.can.automatically.forward.the.required.ports.on.your.router.to.itself.using.UPnP.so.that.you.
can.access.it.over.the.Internet ..By.default,.the.UPnP.option.is.enabled.on.Rovio .
NOTE :.In.order.to.use.this.option,.you.need.to.enable.UPnP.on.your.wireless.router ..Refer.to.your.
router’s.user.manual.for.details ..
Once.you.connect.Rovio.to.your.network.(i .e ..have.access.to.it.from.your.internal.network),.the.
Rovio.firmware.will.automatically.open.ports.on.your.router.to.enable.access.to.it.from.over.the.
internet,.that.is,.it.will.automatically.set.up.port.forwarding.for.you .
Disabling.UPnP.on.Rovio
To.disable.the.UPnP.feature.on.Rovio.so.that.it.does.not.automatically.open.ports.on.your.router.
for.Rovio,.select.the.
Manually .option.in.the. Network .tab ..Refer.to.the.subsection,. Network tab in.
the.section,. Description of interface .on.page.33 .
1. Note.that.Universal.Plug-and-Play.needs.to.be.supported.on.your.router.to.use.this.port.forwarding.
feature.for.Rovio .