Common Device Properties
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Common properties of network client devices are described in the following table.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Alive |
A VT_I4 that indicates whether the device is currently or recently announced on the network. If the device is currently or recently announced, this property has a value of 1. Otherwise, this property is missing or has a value of 0. |
| UDN |
A VT_BSTR that contains the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) unique device name. |
| SerialNumber |
A VT_BSTR that contains the device serial number. |
| FriendlyName |
A VT_BSTR that contains a short description of the device. |
| ModelName |
A VT_BSTR that contains the device model name. |
| ModelNumber |
A VT_BSTR that contains the device model number. |
| Manufacturer |
A VT_BSTR that contains the name of the device manufacturer. |
| Description |
A VT_BSTR that contains a long description of the device. |
| PresentationURL |
A VT_BSTR that contains the universal resource locator (URL) for presentation of the device. Typically this URL is the address of a Web site, hosted on the device, that can be used to modify device settings. |
| ModelURL |
A VT_BSTR that contains the URL of the manufacturer?s web site for device model. Typically this URL is the address of a public Web site that has marketing or support information for device. |
| ManufacturerURL |
A VT_BSTR that contains the URL of the manufacturer's Web site. Typically this URL is the address of a public Web site that has general information about the manufacturer. |
| IconFileName |
A VT_BSTR that contains the local file path of an image that represents the device. |
| DeviceSendWakeSupported |
A VT_I4 that indicates whether the device supports sending Wake-on LAN magic packets. If the device supports sending Wake-on-LAN packets, this property has a value of 1. Otherwise, this property is missing or has a value of 0. |
| DeviceCompatFlags |
A VT_I4 that contains a set of compatibility flags specified in the device?s UPnP description document. To download Building a Network Device Compatible with Microsoft Windows Media Player 11, which defines individual flags, see [https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=132635](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=132635). |
| FunctionalDMR |
A VT_I4 that indicates whether the device supports all of the UPnP AVTransport, RenderingControl, and ConnectionManager services. If the device supports all of those services, this property has a value of 1. Otherwise, this property is missing or has a value of 0. |
| IsControlPoint |
A VT_BSTR that indicates whether the device provides a UPnP device description document. If the device does not provide a UPnP description document, this property has a value of "1". If the device does provide a UPnP device description document, this property is missing or has a value of "0". [!Note] |