ZyXEL Communications 2304R-P1 Network Router User Manual


 
Prestige 2304 Support Notes
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You can also configure traffic redirect via web configuration. The configuration page is in
ADVANCED/WAN/Traffic Redirect.
Using Universal Plug n Play (UPnP)
1. What is UPnP
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) makes connecting PCs of all form factors, intelligent appliances, and wireless
devices in the home, office, and everywhere in between easier and even automatic by leveraging TCP/IP and
Web technologies. UPnP can be supported on essentially any operating system and works with essentially any
type of physical networking media – wired or wireless.
UPnP also supports NAT Traversal which can automatically solve many NAT unfriendly problems. By UPnP,
applications assign the dynamic port mappings to Internet gateway and delete the mappings when the
connections are complete.
The key components in UPnP are devices, services, and control points.
Devices: Network devices, such as networking gateways, TV, refrigerators, printers...etc, which
provides services.