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TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-811DRU
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Enable/disable UPnP on your router
Advanced > Advanced Network
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) allows devices connected to a network to discover each
other and automatically open the connections or services for specific applications (e.g.
instant messenger, online gaming applications, etc.) UPnP is enabled on your router by
default to allow specific applications required by your computers or devices to allow
connections through your router as they are needed.
1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page
”
on page 31).
2. Click on Advanced, and click on Advanced Network.
3. Click the UPnP drop-down list and select Enabled to enable UPnP or Disabled to
disable UPnP.
Note: It is recommended to leave this setting enabled, otherwise, you may encounter
issues with applications that utilize UPnP in order allow the required communication
between your computers or devices and the Internet.
5. To save changes, click Apply.
Note: If you would like to discard the changes, click Cancel before you click Save.
Enable/disable Application Layer Gateways (ALG)
Advanced > ALG
You may want to configure your router to allow computers the use of specific high layer
applications or service sessions to pass through. Application Layer Gateways (ALG)
allows you to easily enable or disable these applications to pass through your router.
Note: It is recommended to leave these settings enabled.
1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page
”
on page 31).
2. Click on Advanced, and click on ALG.
3. Review the applications to enable or disable. Click Apply to save the changes.
• Email Receiving (POP3): Allows POP3 protocol through your router.
• Email Receiving (SMTP): Allows SMTP protocol through your router.
• Streaming Video (RTP): Allows RTP video protocol through your router.
• Streaming Media (RTSP): Allows STMP video protocol through your router.
• Streaming Media (WMP/MMS): Allows WMP/MMS protocol through your
router.
• Streaming Media-VoIP (SIP): Allows SIP protocol through your router.
• Streaming Media-VoIP (H.323): Allows H.323 protocol through your router.
• File Transfer (FTP): Allows FTP protocol through your router.
• File Transfer (TFTP): Allows TFTP protocol through your router.
• Remote control (Telnet): Allows Telnet protocol through your router.
• Instant messaging (MSN): Allows MSN instant messaging protocols through your
router.
• VPN Pass-Through: Allows VPN connections through your router.
