D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual - Page 48

Wireless Controller User Manual Advanced > Advanced Network > UPnP Univers al Plug and Play (UPnP) is a feature that allows the controller to dis covery d ev ices o n t h e n etwo rk t h at can co mmu n icat e wit h t h e co n t ro ller an d allo w fo r au t o configuration. If a network device is detected by UPnP, the controller can open in t ern al o r ext ern al p o rt s fo r t h e t raffic p ro t o co l req u ired b y t h at n et wo rk d ev ice. Once UPnP is enabled, you can configure the controller to detect UPnP-s upporting d ev ices o n t h e LA N (o r a co n fig u red VLA N). If d is ab led , t he co ntro ller will n o t allo w fo r au t o mat ic d ev ice co n fig u rat io n . Configure the following s ettings to us e UPnP: Adverti s ement Peri od: Th is is t h e freq u en cy t h at t h e co n t ro ller b ro ad cas t s UPn P in fo rmat io n o v er t h e n et wo rk. A larg e v alu e will min imize n et wo rk t raffic b u t cau s e delays in identifying new UPnP devices to the network. Adverti s ement Ti me to Li ve: Th is is exp res s ed in h o p s fo r each UPn P p acket . Th is is t h e n u mb er o f s t ep s a p acket is allo wed t o p ro pagate b efore b ein g d is card ed . Small v alu es will limit t h e UPn P b ro ad cast ran g e. A d efault o f 4 is t y p ical fo r n et wo rks with few contorollers . 46