In a selective device recognition apparatus in a UPnP based home network and a method thereof performing recognition of UPnP devices differentially according to UPnP CP user's authority, by providing a network transmission possible identifier to a request message in a UPnP CP, recognizing the network transmission possible identifier by a corresponded UPnP device and displaying it on a screen of the UPnP CP user, the user can recognize a pertinent home network device easily and can perform device security selectively through the selective device recognition.