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The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forward

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IP Address

. Enter the IP Address of the PC running the application.

Enable

. Click the Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the application.

Check all the values and click Save Settings to save your settings. Click the Cancel Changes button to cancel your

unsaved changes.

The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forward

The Applications and Gaming Tab allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp

servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any

applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Some

Internet applications may not require any forwarding.)

To forward a port, enter the information on each line for the criteria required. The criteria are described here.

Application

. In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters.

Start/End

. This is the port range. Enter the number that starts the port range under

Start

and the number that

ends the range under

End

.

Protocol

. Enter the protocol used for this application, either

TCP

or

UDP

, or

Both

.

IP Address

. For each application, enter the IP Address of the PC running the specific application.

Enable

. Click the

Enable

checkbox to enable port forwarding for the relevant application.

When you finish making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

For additional help, click

More

.

Figure 5-36: Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range

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The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Triggering

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The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Triggering

The

Port Triggering

screen 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 pulled back to the proper computer by way of IP address and port mapping

rules.

Application

. Enter the application name of the trigger.

Triggered Range

For each application, list the triggered port number range. Check with the Internet application documentation for

the port number(s) needed.

Start Port

. Enter the starting port number of the Triggered Range.

End Port

. Enter the ending port number of the Triggered Range.

Forwarded Range

For each application, list the forwarded port number range. Check with the Internet application documentation for

the port number(s) needed.

Start Port

. Enter the starting port number of the Forwarded Range.

End Port

. Enter the ending port number of the Forwarded Range.

When you finish making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

For additional help, click

More

.

Figure 5-37: Applications and Gaming Tab - Port

Triggering

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The Applications and Gaming Tab - UPnP

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Figure 5-38: Applications and Gaming Tab - UPnP

The Applications and Gaming Tab - UPnP

The

UPnP Forwarding

screen displays preset application settings as well as options to customize port services for

other applications.

UPnP: Certain applications may require to open specific ports in order for it to function correctly. Examples of

these applications include servers and certain online games.

Delete UPnP Port Forwarding Mappings in boot time: Enable this function will let Router to remove all the

previous auto saved UPnP port forwarding entries. You can also manually click on "Delete All" button to remove

all current forwarding mapping entries.

When you finish making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

For additional help, click

More

.

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The Applications and Gaming Tab - DMZ

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The Applications and Gaming Tab - DMZ

The DMZ feature allows one network user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service, such

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

Range Forward feature is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, whereas DMZ

hosting opens all 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.

To expose one PC, select

Enable

. Then, enter the computer's IP address in the

DMZ Host IP Address

field or enter

the computer’s MAC address in the

DMZ Host MAC Address

field.

When you finish making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

For additional help, click

More

.

Figure 5-39: Applications and Gaming Tab - DMZ

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The Administration Tab - Management

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The Administration Tab - Management

This section of the Administration tab allows the network’s administrator to manage specific Router functions for

access and security.

Local Router Access

. You can change the Router’s password from here. Enter a new Router password and then

type it again in the

Re-enter to confirm

field to confirm.

Wireless Web Management Access

. HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) - The communications protocol used

to connect to servers on the World Wide Web. HTTPS - Uses SSL (Secured Socket Layer) to encrypt data

transmitted for higher security. Select

HTTP

or

HTTPS

. Wireless Access Web - If you are using your Wireless

Router in a public domain where you are giving wireless access to your guests, you can disable wireless access

to the Router’s web-based utility. You will only be able to access the web-based utility via a wired connection if

you disable the setting. Select

Enable

to enable wireless access to the Router’s web-based utility or

Disable

to

disable wireless access to the utility.

Remote Router Access

. To access the Router remotely, from outside the network, verify that

Enable

is selected.

Then, enter the port number that will be open to outside access. You will need to enter the Router’s password

when accessing the Router this way, as usual.

When you finish making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

For additional help, click

More

.

The Administration Tab - Log

The Router can keep logs of all traffic for your Internet connection. To disable the Log function, keep the default

setting,

Disable

. To monitor traffic between the network and the Internet, select

Enable

. When you wish to view

the log, click

Show

Log

.

When you finish making changes to this screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

For additional help, click

More

.

Figure 5-40: Administration Tab - Management

Figure 5-41: Administration Tab - Log

Figure 5-42: Log Table