Video Server User’s Guide
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UPnP
UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that
provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This
device is an UPnP enabled Video Server. If your operating system is UPnP enabled, the
device will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to “My Network
Places.” If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality, it can be disabled.
In addition, this device also provides UPnP IGD function for NAT traversal easily. Use
NAT traversal when your device is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it
available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly
configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded
to the device.
UPnP:
To enable or disable the UPnP service here.
Friendly Name:
Shows the friendly name of this device here.
UPnP NAT Traversal
When enabled, the device will attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your
network, using UPnP™.
Note
that UPnP™ must be enabled in the NAT router first.
Port Range:
The port range will open in NAT router.
External IP address:
Show the IP address and port for WAN access through Internet. If NAT traversal is
configured successfully, user can use this IP address and port to access this device.