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The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - SINGLE PORT FORWARDING

Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router

The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - SINGLE PORT FORWARDING

When you click the APPLICATIONS & GAMING tab, you will see the

SINGLE PORT FORWARDING

screen. You can

customize port services for common applications on this screen.

When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests

to the appropriate servers (computers). Before using forwarding, you should assign static IP addresses to the

designated servers (use the DHCP Reservation feature on the

Basic Setup

screen).

Single Port Forwarding

Common applications are available for the first five entries. Select the appropriate application. Then enter the IP

address of the server that should receive these requests. Click the

Enable

checkbox to activate this entry.

For additional applications, complete the following fields:

Application Name

. Enter the name of the application.

External Port

. Enter the external port number used by the server or Internet application. Check with the Internet

application documentation for more information.

Internal Port

. Enter the internal port number used by the server or Internet application. Check with the Internet

application documentation for more information.

Protocol

. Select the protocol

TCP

or

UDP

, or select

Both

.

To IP Address

. Enter the IP address of the server that should receive the requests. To find the IP address, go to

“Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter.” If you assigned a static IP

address to the server, then you can click the

DHCP Reservation

button on the

Basic Setup

screen to look up its

static IP address.

Enable

. Click the

Enable

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

default.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click

SAVE SETTINGS to

save the changes, or click

CANCEL CHANGES

to clear all fields and start over.

Figure 5-24: APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab -

SINGLE PORT FORWARDING

tcp

: a network protocol for transmitting data that

requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data

sent.

udp

: a network protocol for transmitting data that

does not require acknowledgement from the recipient

of the data that is sent.

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The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - PORT RANGE FORWARDING

Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router

The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - PORT RANGE FORWARDING

Port range forwarding sets 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.)

When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests

to the appropriate servers (computers). Before using forwarding, you should assign static IP addresses to the

designated servers (use the DHCP Reservation feature on the

Basic Setup

screen).

If you need to forward all ports to one PC, click the

DMZ

tab.

Port Range Forwarding

To add an application, complete the following fields:

Application Name

. Enter the name of the application.

Start ~ End Port

. Enter the number or range of port(s) used by the server or Internet application. Check with the

Internet application documentation for more information.

Protocol

. Select the protocol

TCP

or

UDP

, or select

Both

.

To IP Address

. Enter the IP address of the server that you want the Internet users to be able to access. To find

the IP address, go to “Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter.” If you

assigned a static IP address to the server, then you can click the

DHCP Reservation

button on the

Basic Setup

screen to look up its static IP address.

Enable

. Click the

Enable

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

default.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click

SAVE SETTINGS

to save the changes, or click

CANCEL CHANGES

to clear all fields and start over.

Figure 5-25: APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab -

PORT RANGE FORWARDING

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The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - PORT RANGE TRIGGERING

Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router

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.

Enable

. Click the

Enable checkbox

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

default.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click

SAVE SETTINGS

to save the changes, or click

CANCEL CHANGES

to clear all fields and start over.

Figure 5-26: APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - PORT

RANGE TRIGGERING

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The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ

Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming 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

.

DMZ Host IP Address

. If you want to specify the DMZ host by IP address, complete the IP address in the field

provided.

When you have finished making changes to this screen, click

SAVE SETTINGS

to save the changes, or click

CANCEL CHANGES

to clear all fields and start over.

Figure 5-27: APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ

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The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - QOS

Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router

The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - QOS

Quality of Service (QoS) allows the router to give priority to certain types of network traffic.

QoS (Quality of Service)

To enable QoS, click

Enable

.

If you do not wish to use QoS, select

Disabled

.

Automatic Classification

:

The router can automatically classify the types of traffic on your network.

To enable

automatic classification, click

Enable

.

Dynamic Fragmentation

:

The router can dynamically break down data that is too large to transmit in one

session.

This can improve network traffic speeds.

To enable dynamic fragmentation, click

Enable

.

Automatic Uplink Speed

:

The router can automatically detect the maximum uplink speed of your Internet

connection and optimize network traffic accordingly.

To enable automatic uplink speed detection, click

Enable

.

Measured Uplink Speed

:

If you have enabled Automatic Uplink Speed, this field will display the speed

measured by the router.

Manual Uplink Speed

:

If you have chosen not to enable Automatic Uplink Speed, select your maximum uplink

speed from the pull down list.

Connection Type

:

Select the type of Internet connection you have,

Cable

or

DSL

.

If you wish to have the router

detect the type of connection, select

Auto-detect

.

Detected Network

:

If you have chosen Auto-detect for Connection Type, the type of connection detected by the

router will be displayed here.

Add QoS Rule

The router has built-in QoS rules that gives priority to Voice, Video and Game traffic.

If you wish to add your own

rules in addition to the router’s built-in rules, click

Enable

.

Name:

Enter a name for the QoS rule.

You should choose a name that identifies with the rule created, i.e. Online

Game, VoIP, Video, etc.

Priority:

The priority of the traffic can be selected here.

Enter a number between

1

and

255

.

Traffic with lower

numbers will have higher priority than traffic with higher numbers.

i.e. Traffic with priority of 1 will have higher

priority than traffic with a priority of 2.

Figure 5-28: APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - QOS