Universal Plug and Play on OpenRG

If your computer is running an operating system that supports UPnP, such as Windows XP, you can add the computer to your home network and access the Web-based Management directly from within Windows.

• To add a UPnP-enabled computer to the home network:
  1. Connect the PC to the gateway as described in the previous chapter.
  2. The PC will automatically be recognized and added to the home network. OpenRG will be added to "My Network Places" as the Internet Gateway Device and will allow configuration via a standard Windows interface.
  3. A message will appear on the notification area of the Taskbar notifying that the PC has been added to the network.

• To access the Web-based Management directly from Windows:
  1. Open the My Network Places window by double-clicking its desktop icon.
  2. Double-click the Internet Gateway Device icon (see figure 3.1). The login screen of the OpenRG Web-based Management will appear.

Figure 3.1: My Network Places

If your computer is running Windows XP you may also view and configure some network parameters directly from within Windows. The actions that you can perform are listed below. Each of them can also be performed from within the Web-based Management (see references to the relevant sections of this user manual).

You may:

• Monitor the status of the connection between OpenRG and the Internet.
• Enable and Disable the connection to the Internet.
• Select services provided by computers in the home network that you would like to make available to computers on the Internet. For example, you may designate a PC in your home network to act as a Web server, allowing computers on the Internet to request pages from it. Or a game that you want to play over the Internet may require that specific ports be opened to allow communication between your PC and other players. See section 6.3 for more information.

Figure 3.2: Internet Connection Status

• To monitor the status of the connection between OpenRG and the Internet:
  1. Open the Network Connections control panel.
  2. Right-click Internet Connection and choose Status. The Internet Connection Status window will appear (see figure 3.2).

• To disable the Internet connection:
  1. Open the Network Connections control panel.
  2. Right-click Internet Connection and choose Disable. This will disconnect all computers in the home network from the Internet.
  3. Click 'Close' to close the window.
  If the Internet connection is disabled, choose Enable to allow computers in the home network to access the Internet.

Figure 3.3: Internet Connection Properties

• To make local services available to computers on the Internet:
  1. Open the Network Connections control panel.
  2. Right-click Internet Connection and choose Properties. The Internet Connection Properties window will appear (see figure 3.3).
  3. Click 'Settings'. The Advanced Settings window will appear (see figure 3.4).

     Figure 3.4: Advanced Settings

     

  4. Select a local service that you would like to make available to computers on the Internet. The Service Settings window will automatically appear (see figure 3.5).

     Figure 3.5: Service Settings: Edit Service

     

  5. Enter the local IP address of the computer that provides this service and click 'OK'.
  6. Select other services as desired and repeat the previous step for each. If a service that you wish to enable is not in the list, see below.
  7. Click 'OK', then click 'OK' again to close open windows and return to the Network Connections control panel.

Figure 3.6: Service Settings: Add Service

• To add a local service that does not appear in the Advanced Settings screen:
  1. Follow steps 1-3 above.
  2. Click 'Add...'. The 'Service Settings' window will appear (see figure 3.6).
  3. Complete the fields as indicated in the window.
  4. Click 'OK' to close the window and return to the 'Advanced Settings' window. The service will be selected.
  5. Click 'OK', then click 'OK' again to close open windows and return to the 'Network Connections' control panel.

Figure 3.7: UPNP - Added Service