Spectrum 802.11ac Wave 2 User Manual

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2.4.1.1.3 UPnP
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) let devices (such as routers, televisions, stereo systems) be
controlled via an IP-based network with or without a central control unit. Under the help of
UPnP, one device can be discovered once it has connected to network, then device can be
remotely configured to support P2P applications, interactive gaming, video conferencing, and
web or proxy servers. Unlike Port forwarding, UPnP automatically configures the WiFi Router
to accept incoming connections and direct requests to a specific PC on the local network.
Steps to set up UPnP:
1. From the navigation panel, go to Advanced > Network > WAN > UPnP.
2. Enable UPnP:
3. Advertisement Period:
4. Advertisement Time To Live:
5. Click Apply.
Yes means enable UPnP and No means disable it.
WiFi Router will broadcast its UPnP information to all devices
every advertisement-period seconds.
Number of hops that an advertisement will be transmitted.

Spectrum 802.11ac Wave 2 Specifications

General

Brand	Spectrum
Model	802.11ac Wave 2
Category	Network Router
Language	English