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Configuring Advanced Settings
Using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
(Universal Plug & Play) can offer their own network services and automat-
ically use services offered in the network.
As soon as you have installed UPnP on a PC operating system and activated it on the
router, applications on this PC (e.g. Microsoft Messenger) can communicate via the
Internet without you needing to expressly authorise it. In this case, the router automat-
ically implements
, thereby facilitating communication via the Internet.
The task bar on the PC on which UPnP is installed contains an icon for the router. Click
this icon to open the user interface. On Windows XP system, this icon is also shown
under network connections.
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In the
Advanced Settings
menu, select:
Internet
–
Internet Connection
.
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Click
UPnP
.
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Click
OK
to apply the settings.
Note:
The operating system Windows ME, Windows XP or Windows Vista must run on the
PC. Check, if the UPnP function has been installed on the PCs operating system. Maybe
you have to install the UPnP components retroactively. Please consult the documen-
tation of your operating system.
Note:
When the UPnP function is active, system applications can assign and use
Ports
on a
PC. This poses a security risk.