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The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Triggering

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The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Triggering

This screen instructs the Router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers. The IP address of the computer

that sends the matching data is remembered by the Router, so that when the requested data returns through the

Router, the data is sent to the proper computer by way of IP address and port mapping rules.

Port Range Triggering

To add an application, complete the following fields:

Application Name

. Enter the name of the application.

Triggered Range

. Enter the starting and ending port numbers of the triggered port range. Check with the Internet

application documentation for the port number(s) needed.

Forwarded Range

. Enter the starting and ending port numbers of the forwarded port range. Check with the

Internet application documentation for the port number(s) needed.

Enabled

. Click the

Enabled

checkbox to enable the applications you have defined. This is disabled (unchecked)

by default.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. For more information, click

Help

.

Figure 5-31: Applications & Gaming Tab -

Port Range Triggering

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The Applications & Gaming Tab - DMZ

Wireless-N Home Router

The Applications & Gaming Tab - DMZ

The

DMZ

screen allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as

Internet gaming and videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one PC. The Port

Range Forwarding is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, while DMZ hosting

opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet.

Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static

IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function.

DMZ

To use this feature, select

Enabled

. To disable DMZ hosting, select

Disabled

.

Source IP Address

. If you want any IP address to be the source, select

Any IP Address

. If you want to specify an

IP address or range of IP addresses as the designated source, click the second radio button, and enter the IP

address(es) in the fields provided.

Destination

. If you want to specify the DMZ host by IP address, select

IP Address

and complete the IP address in

the field provided. If you want to specify the DMZ host by MAC address, select

MAC Address

and enter the MAC

address in the field provided. To retrieve this information, click the

DHCP Client Table

button.

The DHCP Client Table lists computers and other devices that have been assigned IP addresses by the Router. The

list can be sorted by Client Name, Interface, IP Address, MAC Address, and Expired Time (how much time is left

for the current IP address). To select a DHCP client, click the

Select

button. To retrieve the most up-to-date

information, click the

Refresh

button. To exit this screen and return to the

DMZ

screen, click the

Close

button.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. For more information, click

Help

.

Figure 5-32: Applications & Gaming Tab - DMZ

Figure 5-33: DHCP Client Table

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The Applications and Gaming Tab - QoS

Wireless-N Home Router

The Applications and Gaming Tab - QoS

Quality of Service (QoS) ensures better service to high-priority types of network traffic, which may involve

demanding, real-time applications, such as videoconferencing.

QoS (Quality of Service)

Wireless

Wireless QoS

. If you have other devices on your network that support Wireless QoS, keep the default,

Enabled

.

Otherwise, select

Disabled

.

No Acknowledgement

. If you want to disable the Router’s Acknowledgement feature, so the Router will not re-

send data if an error occurs, then keep the default,

Enabled

. Otherwise, select

Disabled

.

Internet Access Priority

In this section, you can set the bandwidth priority for a variety of applications and devices. There are four levels

priority: High, Medium, Normal, or Low. When you set priority, do not set all applications to High, because this will

defeat the purpose of allocating the available bandwidth. If you want to select below normal bandwidth, select

Low

. Depending on the application, a few attempts may be needed to set the appropriate bandwidth priority.

Enabled/Disabled

. To use the QoS policies you have set, select

Enabled

. Otherwise, select

Disabled

.

Category

There are four categories available. Select one of the following:

Applications

,

Online Games

,

MAC Address

,

Ethernet Port

, or

Voice Device

. Proceed to the instructions for your selection.

Applications

Applications

. Select the appropriate application. If you select Add a New Application, follow the Add a New

Application instructions.

Priority

. Select the appropriate priority:

High

,

Medium

,

Normal

, or

Low

.

Click the

Add

button to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

Add a New Application

Enter a Name

Enter any name to indicate the name of the entry.

Figure 5-34: Applications & Gaming Tab - QoS

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Port Range

Enter the port range that the application will be using. For example, if you want to allocate

bandwidth for FTP, you can enter 21-21. If you need services for an application that uses from

1000 to 1250, you enter 1000-1250 as your settings. You can have up to three ranges to define

for this bandwidth allocation. Port numbers can range from 1 to 65535. Check your

application's documentation for details on the service ports used.

Select the protocol

TCP

or

UDP

, or select

Both

.

Priority

Select the appropriate priority:

High

,

Medium

,

Normal

, or

Low

.

Click the

Add

button to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

Online Games

Games

. Select the appropriate game.

Priority

. Select the appropriate priority:

High

,

Medium

,

Normal

, or

Low

.

Click the

Add

button to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

MAC Address

Enter a Name

. Enter a name for your device.

MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address of your device.

Priority

. Select the appropriate priority:

High

,

Medium

,

Normal

, or

Low

.

Click the

Add

button to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

Ethernet Port

Ethernet

. Select the appropriate Ethernet port.

Priority

. Select the appropriate priority:

High

,

Medium

,

Normal

, or

Low

.

Click the

Add

button to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

Figure 5-35: QoS - Applications (Add a New Application)

Figure 5-36: QoS - Online Games

Figure 5-37: QoS - MAC Address

Figure 5-38: QoS - MAC Address

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Voice Device

Enter a Name

. Enter a name for your voice device.

MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address of your voice device.

Priority

. Select the appropriate priority:

High

,

Medium

,

Normal

, or

Low

.

Click the

Add

button to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

Summary

This lists the QoS entries you have created for your applications and devices.

Priority

This displays the bandwidth priority of High, Medium, Normal, or Low.

Name

This displays the application, device, or port name.

Information

This displays the port range or MAC address entered for your entry. If a pre-configured

application or game was selected, there will be no valid entry shown in this section.

Remove

Click this button to remove an entry.

Edit

Click this button to make changes.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. For more information, click

Help

.

Figure 5-39: QoS - Voice Device