Advanced Settings
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2 Modem Router DGND3800B
4. Click Apply to save your changes. The Static Routes table is updated to show the new
entry.
Universal Plug and Play
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers,
access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can
automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
To configure Universal Plug and Play:
1. Select Advanced > UPnP to display the following screen:
2. Fill in the settings as follows:
• Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.
The default setting for UPnP is enabled. If UPnP is disabled, the modem router does
not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding
(mapping), of the modem router.
• Advertisement Period. The advertisement period is how often the modem router
advertises (broadcasts) its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440
minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure that control
points have current device status at the expense of additional network traffic. Longer
durations might compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly
reduce network traffic.
• Advertisement Time To Live. This is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP
packet sent. Hops are the steps allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement
before it disappears. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255. The default value
is 4 hops, which works for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are
not being updated or reached correctly, you might need to increase this value a little.
• UPnP Portmap Table. The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each
UPnP device that is currently accessing the modem router and which ports (internal
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