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Internet Gateway Device Protocol
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<p>Internet Gateway Device (UPnP IGD) Control Protocol is a protocol based on <a href="/facts/Universal_Plug_and_Play/nrUmlpGr">UPnP</a> for mapping <a href="/facts/Port_(computer_networking)/ygoHVKNC">ports</a> in <a href="/facts/Network_address_translation/nFweFNfN">network address translation</a> (NAT) setups, supported by some NAT-enabled <a href="/facts/Router_(computing)/Nh5cIyVf">routers</a>. It is a common <a href="/facts/Communications_protocol/5uady7cB">communications protocol</a> for automatically configuring <a href="/facts/Port_forwarding/s5rsSftr">port forwarding</a>, and is part of an <a href="/facts/International_Organization_for_Standardization/IacYR7Yg">ISO</a>/<a href="/facts/International_Electrotechnical_Commission/hSK0kjwI">IEC</a> Standard rather than an <a href="/facts/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force/tIcCsFhX">Internet Engineering Task Force</a> standard. </p>