WowWee Rovio - Accessing Rovio over the Internet

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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•.
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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.rmware.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