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4. Click
Add
to enter the rule to the router.
5. To remove an existing rule, check the "
Del
" checkbox next to the MAC address and click the
DEL
button.
6. Click the
SUBMIT
button to store the changes.
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Port Forwarding Settings
DMZ
DMZ (demilitarized zone) feature allows access to all ports. (For example, if you have problems hosting a game server, you
can choose this option. This will open all ports to your game server.)
1. Check the
Enable DMZ Host
box.
2. Type the IP address of the computer that you want to run the gaming application in the
DMZ IP Address
field.
3. Click
SUBMIT
button to activate the setting.
NOTE: Configuring the Wireless Broadband Router in DMZ mode is useful if you want to play certain games through
the Wireless Broadband Router, but the ports cannot be opened with all other existing configuration tools.
NOTICE: Opening a service to the Internet causes security concerns. Pay careful attention to security alerts,
and make sure that strong access controls and authentication are in place before allowing access to any
services.
Custom Port Forwarding Settings
Port Forwarding may be more difficult than DMZ to configure. However, it provides a relatively safe way of running a Internet
application or providing a Internet service from behind a firewall since only a single port (or a range of ports) is exposed to the
Internet. You can configure this port forwarding setting to create a custom rule that defines a specific port and protocol for data
traffic to pass through to the specific computer on your LAN.
An example is a HTTP server running on your LAN, which you want it to be available to the Internet. Your public IP address
(that your ISP gives you) is X.X.X.X (The X is a number), and you have a computer hosting the HTTP server at LAN address
192.168.2.2 on your Wireless Broadband Router (192.168.2.1) controlled LAN. You can configure 192.168.2.2 to have port
forwarding for port 80 (HTTP), then users on the Internet can go to http://X.X.X.X and get the HTTP server (192.168.2.2). The
data traffic entering service port 80 will be directed to the computer (192.168.2.2), and other computers on your LAN will not
see this data traffic.
For some internet applications (such as Internet messaging and gaming applications), you can configure this port forwarding
setting so that these applications can function correctly behind the firewall. These applications are required to have specific
TCP/UDP ports.
The ports for these applications and the protocol type will depend on what Internet services you are using.
Please check with your service provider or application's user manual to have the information first.
Make sure you have the following ports setup as described below.
1. Check the
Enable
box.
2. Enter the desired name or description in the
Service Name
field.
3. In the
Incoming Ports
field, enter a range of ports. If you want to specify only a single port number, enter the same
number in both boxes.
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4. In the
Destination IP Address
field, enter the IP address of the computer you want to receive the connection request.
5. In the
Destination MAC Address
field, enter the MAC address of the computer you want to receive the connection
request.
Information
: Find the MAC address
The steps below show how to find the MAC address of the computer in Windows 2000 and XP.
a. Click on
Start
->
Run
.
b. Type
cmd
in the Open field and then press Enter or click OK button.
c. In the command prompt, type
ipconfig/all
to obtain the
Physical Address
(=MAC address).
d. Write down this Physical Address (=MAC address). You need this information for setting. Its format should
be XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. The X is a hexadecimal digit (0-9 or A-F).
6. In the
Destination Port
field, enter a port number or a range of ports of the machine to which you are mapping.
7. In the
Port type
field, select TCP, UDP, or both protocols. The protocol could be specified in your application's
documentation.
8. Click
SUBMIT
button to activate the setting.
For example, if you want to play game "Fighter Ace II" on a computer with an IP address of 192.168.2.3, enter
3
for the
Destination IP Address
. Find the MAC address of this computer and enter it for the
Destination MAC Address
. Select
TCP
as the
Port type
. Enter "
50000
" and "
51000
" for two boxes of
Incoming Ports
and also for the
Destination Port
. Click
SUBMIT
button to activate the setting. For other games or services, please consult the application's user manual.
Commonly Used Ports
Services
Protocol Type
Ports
HTTP (WEB Server)
TCP
80
FTP
TCP
20, 21
TELNET
TCP
23
SMTP (Mail Server)
TCP
25
POP3 (Mail Server)
TCP
110
IRC
TCP
6667
NNTP (News Server)
TCP
119
Port Triggering
Port triggering allows the router to watch outgoing data for specific port number. The IP address of the the computer that
sends the data is remembered by the router, so that when the requested data returns through the router, the data will be
passed to the specific computer by way of IP address and port mapping rules. The router opens the port when the Port
Triggering happens. When the computer running the application stops sending the data through this port, the router will close
the port.
1. Check the
Enable
box.
2. Enter the desired name or description in the
Application Name
field.
3. In the
Trigger Port
field, enter a port number. Check with your Internet application provider for more information on
what the Trigger Port it is using.
4. Select TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), or UDP (User Datagram Protocol), or both protocols as the
Trigger Port
Type
.
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5. Specify the range of the
Public Ports
by entering the start and end port numbers in the required fields.
6. Select TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), or UDP (User Datagram Protocol), or both (TCP and UDP) as the
Public
Port Type
.
7. Click
SUBMIT
button to activate the setting.
Click the
SUBMIT
button to store the changes.
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Static Routing
Static routes are manually configured routes to remote networks. That is, the route is predefined and is not discovered by the
Routing Information Protocol
(RIP), as in dynamic routing. Static routing allows you to assign a gateway to an IP address or
network. If there are routers on your internal network that do not function with RIP 1 or 2, you can set up a static route to those
routers.
The advantage to using static routing is that network traffic is reduced; thus, static routing is beneficial for slow Internet
connections. Routing using static routes is practical for small networks. For larger networks, the router needs to dynamically
keep track of changes in the physical wiring of the network, and the use of dynamic routing (RIP) is recommended.
NOTICE: The Static Routing settings are intended for advanced network administrators only. Do not change
these settings unless you are certain of the correct values. You may not be able to access the configuration
tool if invalid information is entered.
To use static routing, manually add the Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP Address for each route you are
adding to the Static Routing Table, and click
ADD
. If you are routing to an entire network, the last number in the destination IP
address should be a zero (0); for example, 192.168.0.0.
NOTE: In static routing, the Wireless Broadband Router does
NOT
dynamically discover routing information and does
NOT
use RIP. The Wireless Broadband Router currently does
NOT
support RIP.
Use the checkboxes beside each route and the
DELETE
button to remove static routes from the Static Routing Table.
Click the
SUBMIT
button to store the changes.
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Administration Settings
Password Settings
The Wireless Broadband Router uses a password to authenticate the user before allowing changes to be made to
any network settings. If you would like to change the current password, check the
Change Your Password
checkbox and enter the new password in both
New Password
and
Retype Password
fields. Write down the
password and keep it in a secure location for future reference.
System Administration
HTTP Port No.
Do not change the
HTTP Port
value unless you have reason to do so. Typically, web servers listen for incoming
web requests on port 80.
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Allow remote user to configure the device
If you would like a remote user to be able to administer your Wireless Broadband Router over the Internet, check
the box titled
Allow remote user to configure the device
. Enter the IP address for the remote administration
host computer.
Allow remote user to ping the device
Check the box
Allow remote user to ping the device
to enable your Wireless Broadband Router to be "ping"ed
by any user on the Internet. This feature is helpful if you want to let other Internet users to check the status of
your Wireless Broadband Router.
Enable UPnP function
UPnP stands for Universal Plug and Play, a protocol which allows UPnP-enabled client computers such as
Windows XP to discover and configure the Wireless Broadband Router. One of most common use of UPnP on
the router is to open ports to allow application-specific data to be forwarded through the router for various Internet
services or gaming applications. The router detection and the router configuration process can be carried out
automatically by the UPnP-enabled client applications such as
MSN Messenger
so you won't have to do it
manually. Check the
Enable UPnP function
box to enable this service or clear the box to disable it.
If you have an Windows XP system, you can use it to access and control the router while the router's UPnP
function is enabled. Here are some examples of what you can do with UPnP from your XP system.
Example 1
) Access the router's Web Configuration tool without knowing its IP address.
1. Double click on the "My Network Neighborhood" icon from the desktop.
2. Double click on the "Broadband Router" icon that is created for your router.
3. This will bring up the authentication screen of the router's Web configuration tool. Enter the correct
password and click
OK
to access the Web configuration tool.
Example 2 ) Manage the router's port forwarding rules from the XP interface.
NOTE: You have already configured a port forwarding rule for the service via the web configuration tool, you
don't need to perform the following steps for the same service again.
1. Right click on the "My Network Neighborhood" icon from the desktop.
2. Right click the
Internet Connection
icon created for the router. (See below)
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3. Right click the icon and select
Property
.
4. Click
Settings
.
5. Click
Add
.
6. Enter Description of service, IP address of the service host, External Port number for this service, Internal
Port number for this service and select either TCP or UDP.
For example, the graph below shows an example of how to enable a computer with an IP address
192.168.2.101 to host a public HTTP server.
7. Click
OK
button to save the changes.
Click the
SUBMIT
button to store the changes.

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