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Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Linksys E-Series
To set up port range forwarding:
Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forwarding
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 25)°
2.
Set up a DHCP reservation for the IP address of the computer on which
you installed the software° (See “How to set up the DHCP server on
your router” on page 29)° In this example, the IP address of the desktop
computer with BitTorrent installed is 192°168°1°140°
3.
Click the
Applications & Gaming
tab, then click the
Port Range
Forwarding
page°
4.
Enter a descriptive name, then enter the
Start Port
and the
End Port
values to specify the range° In this example, the range is 6881 to 6889°
5.
Select
TCP
as the protocol°
6.
In the
To IP Address
field, enter the last 3 digits of the IP address of the
device running the software° The rest of the IP address fields already
completed° In this example, you would enter 140°
7.
Select
Enabled
next to the
To IP Address
field°
8.
Click
Save Settings
at the bottom of the page°
NOTES:
To use software like BitTorrent on multiple computers on your
network, create additional entries with a unique range of ports as
shown above° BitTorrent only works with ports between 6881 and
6999°
Depending on your computer’s firewall software, you may need to
open a range of ports in your firewall to enable software that uses
port range forwarding
How to set up port range triggering for
online gaming
For
ALL
Why would I use port triggering instead of port forwarding?
Port range
triggering allows 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 routed back to the proper computer° An example of port range
triggering would be to enable a USB or Bluetooth headset for online chat and
gaming°
To set up port range triggering for multiple entries:
Applications & Gaming > Port Range Triggering
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 25)°
2.
Click the
Applications & Gaming
tab, then click the
Port Range
Triggering
page°
3.
See your device documentation for information on the ports that the
device uses°
4.
For each entry in the
Port Range Forwarding
table:
•
Enter a descriptive name (such as
PS3 Headset
)
•
For single ports, enter the same port number in each
Triggered Range
and
Forwarded Range
box°
•
For port ranges, enter the same number ranges in each
Triggered
Range
and
Forwarded Range
column°
5.
Click
Save Settings
at the bottom of the page°