What are the benefits of UPnP?
Simplicity, interoperability, and choices. Networking products that include Universal Plug and Play technology will “just plain work” when physically connected to the network. UPnP can work with essentially any networking media technology, wired or wireless. There is little doubt that the primary objective of UPnP is to provide home networks, proximity networks, and networks in small buildings the ability to enable data communication between any two devices through the command of any control device on the network. This is significant since in essence, the use of UPnP affords the end user the virtual ability to add more networking bandwidth without adding the extra work of setting it up in the first place. Taking advantage of this technology for data communication is only limited by the user’s imagination. With UPnP, and a few extra peripherals, a user can regulate a thermostat, synchronize household clocks, even monitor the security activity of a house or business through the use of ca