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A login screen displays.
2.
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.
In the main menu, under Advanced, select
Port Blocking
.
The Port Blocking screen displays.
4.
Click the
Reset
button.
The
Add Custom Service
table is cleared, or the radio button you selected from the
Active Filters
table is unselected.
Port Forwarding
A firewall has default rules for inbound traffic (WAN to LAN) and for outbound traffic. Port
forwarding affects the inbound rules. These rules restrict access from outsiders. By default,
the modem router blocks access from outside except for responses to requests from the LAN
side. You can use port forwarding to add rules to specify exceptions to the default rule.
Because the modem router uses Network Address Translation (NAT), your network presents
only one IP address to the Internet, and outside users cannot directly address any of your
local computers. However, by defining an inbound rule you can make a local server (for
example, a web server or game server) or computer visible and available to the Internet. The
rule tells the modem router to direct inbound traffic for a particular service to one local server
or computer based on the destination port number. Directing traffic is also known as port
forwarding.
Some residential broadband ISPs do not allow you to run server processes (such as a web or
FTP server) from your location. Your ISP might check for servers and suspend your account
if it finds active services at your location. See the ISP’s Acceptable Use policy.
Pay attention to the following considerations before configuring port forwarding:
•
If DHCP assigns the IP address of the local server computer, the address might change
when the computer is rebooted. To keep the address from changing, you can assign a
static IP address to your server outside the range that DHCP assigns, but in the same
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subnet as your LAN. By default, the IP addresses from 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.9
are reserved for this purpose.
•
Local computers must access the local server using the computers’ local LAN address
(192.168.0.XXX, by default). Attempts by local computers to access the server using the
external WAN IP address fail.
•
Port forwarding opens holes in your firewall. Enable only ports that are necessary.
To configure port forwarding and services for specific inbound traffic:
1.
Type
in the address field of your web browser.
A login screen displays.
2.
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.
In the main menu, under Advanced, select
Port Forwarding
.
4.
From the
Service
list, select the service for which you want to configure port forwarding.
The following screen displays:
5.
To add a custom rule that is not in the list of services, specify these settings in the Add
Custom Rules table:
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•
Name
. A name for the service.
•
Start Port
. The start port for the service.
•
End Port
. The end port for the service.
•
Protocol
. The protocol for the ports:
-
TCP
. TCP only.
-
UDP
. UDP only.
-
Both
. Both TCP and UDP.
•
Local IP Address
. Complete the local IP address for the computer that is using the
service.
6.
Perform one of these actions:
•
Click the
Add
button. The Active Forwarding Rules table displays the list of forwarded
ports.
•
To delete a service, select the radio button in the Active Forwarding Rules table for
the service that you want to delete, and click the
Delete
button.
•
To reset the selection in the
Service
list and to clear all the fields in the Add Custom
Rules, click the
Reset
button.
Port Triggering
Port triggering is an advanced feature that you can use to allow gaming and other Internet
applications that the firewall would otherwise block. You must know the port numbers the
application uses. Port triggering operates as follows:
1.
A computer makes an outgoing connection using a port number defined in the Port
Triggering table.
2.
The modem router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with
this entry in the Port Triggering List, and associates them with the computer.
3.
The remote system receives the computer’s request, and responds using a different port
number.
4.
The modem router matches the response to the previous request, and forwards the
response to the computer. (Without port triggering, this response would be treated as a new
connection request rather than a response. As such, it would be handled in accordance with
the port forwarding rules.)
Note:
Only one computer at a time can use port triggering. After a computer
finishes using a port triggering application, a short time-out period
passes before another computer can use the application.
To configure port triggering:
1.
Type
in the address field of your web browser.
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A login screen displays.
2.
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.
In the main menu, under Advanced, select
Port Triggering
.
The following screen displays:
4.
For each port trigger, enter the settings in the Port Triggering List:
•
Trigger Range
. To specify the range of outgoing ports that are monitored to trigger
the incoming port forwarding rule, enter the start port and end port.
•
Target Range
. To specify the range of incoming ports that are opened when
triggered, enter the start port and end port.
•
Protocol
. Select the protocol for the ports:
-
TCP
. TCP only.
-
UDP
. UDP only.
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-
Both
. Both TCP and UDP.
5.
Select the
Enable
check box for the port trigger.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved and the port trigger is activated.
To remove a configured port trigger from the table:
1.
Type
in the address field of your web browser.
A login screen displays.
2.
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.
In the main menu, under Advanced, select
Port Triggering
.
The port triggering screen displays.
4.
Select the radio button next to the port trigger.
5.
Click the
delete
button.
The port trigger is removed.
To return all trigger and target ranges to zero:
1.
Type
in the address field of your web browser.
A login screen displays.
2.
Enter the modem router user name and password.

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