Western Digital My Net N900 Central User Manual - Page 78

Configuring UPnP, Enabling Port Forwarding, Delete, Additional Features, Network UPnP, UPnP IGD

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PERFORMING ADVANCED TASKS 4. To delete a device, disconnect it, select it in the table, and click the Delete (trash can) icon. Note: For more information, search for refer to KBA Answer ID 9423 on the Support website at http://support.wdc.com. Configuring UPnP UPnP enables networked devices to discover each other and start working together on a network. To enable UPnP: 1. On the Advanced Settings screen, click the Additional Features icon. 2. Click the Network UPnP tab. 3. To enable UPnP, make sure the UPnP IGD button is set to On. (UPnP is enabled by default.) 4. Click Save. Enabling Port Forwarding On a private network, port forwarding maps Internet traffic coming into a specific port to a specific device on your LAN like a web server. Port forwarding is useful, for example, when you host a game to which others want to connect. Instead of their being blocked because of the router's network address translation (NAT), port forwarding allows their information to come through. To create port forwarding rules: 1. On the Advanced Settings screen, click the Additional Settings icon. 2. Click the Port Forwarding tab. 74 MY NET N900 CENTRAL USER MANUAL

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PERFORMING ADVANCED TASKS
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MY NET N900 CENTRAL
USER MANUAL
4.
To delete a device, disconnect it, select it in the table, and click the
Delete
(trash can)
icon.
Note:
For more information, search for refer to KBA Answer ID 9423 on the
Support website at
Configuring UPnP
UPnP enables networked devices to discover each other and start working together on a
network.
To enable UPnP:
1.
On the Advanced Settings screen, click the
Additional Features
icon.
2.
Click the
Network UPnP
tab.
3.
To enable UPnP, make sure the
UPnP IGD
button is set to
On
. (UPnP is enabled by
default.)
4.
Click
Save
.
Enabling Port Forwarding
On a private network, port forwarding maps Internet traffic coming into a specific port to a
specific device on your LAN like a web server. Port forwarding is useful, for example, when
you host a game to which others want to connect. Instead of their being blocked because of
the router's network address translation (NAT), port forwarding allows their information to
come through.
To create port forwarding rules:
1.
On the Advanced Settings screen, click the
Additional Settings
icon.
2.
Click the
Port Forwarding
tab.