GWN70xx supports UPnP that enables programs running on a host to configure automatically port forwarding.
UPnP allows a program to make the GWN70xx open necessary ports, without any intervention from the user, without making
any check.
UPnP settings can be accessed from GWN70xx
Web GUI → External Access → UPnP.
Figure 69: UPnP Settings
Table 23: UPnP
Firewall
The firewall section provides the ability to set up input/output policies for each WAN interface and LAN group as well as
setting configuration for Static and Dynamic NAT and ALG.
Attack Defense
DoS, TCP SYN Flood, UDP Flood, and ICMP Flood Attack Defense are all enabled by default as well as the Ping of Death.
UPnP
Click on "
ON
" to enable UPnP.
Note
: Once enabled UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), computers in the LAN can request the router to do port
forwarding automatically
Interface
Select the interface (WAN)
Destination Group
Select the LAN Group