TP-Link Archer D9 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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AC1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

Figure 4-76



Interface

: Display the default gateway you have set in

4.5.1 WAN Settings

.



Trigger Port

: The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger

this rule.



Trigger Protocol

: The protocol used for Trigger Ports. The options are

TCP

,

UDP

, or

All

(all

protocols supported by the modem router). .



Open Port

: The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the

outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC which

triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections).



Open Protocol

: The protocol used for Open Port. The options are

TCP

,

UDP

, or

All

(all

protocols supported by the modem router).



Status

: The status of this entry, Enabled means the Port Triggering entry is enabled.



Common Service Port

: Some popular applications already listed in the drop-down list of

Open Protocol

.

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1.

Find the desired entry in the table.

2.

Click

Edit

as desired on the

Edit

column.

Click the

Enable/ Disabled Selected

button to make selected entries enabled/ disabled.

Click the

Delete Selected

button to delete the selected entries.

Once the modem router is configured, the operation is as follows:

1.

A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port

number defined in the

Trigger Port

field.

2.

The modem router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with

this entry in the

Port Triggering

table, and associates them with the local host.

3.

When necessary, the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the

ports defined in the

Open Ports

field.

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

Note:

1.

When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opened ports will be closed.

2.

Each rule can only be used by one host on the LAN at a time. The trigger connection of other

hosts on the LAN will be refused.

3.

Open Ports

ranges cannot overlap each other.

4.14.3 DMZ

Choose menu “

Forwarding

→

DMZ

”, and then you can view and configure the DMZ host in the

screen (shown in Figure 4-77).The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the

Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or video-conferencing. The modem

router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host. 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 be changed when using the DHCP function.

Figure 4-77

To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server:

1.

Click the

Enable

button.

2.

Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the

DMZ Host IP Address

field.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

4.14.4 UPnP

Choose menu “

Forwarding

→

UPnP

”, and then you can view the information about

UPnP

in the

screen (shown in Figure 4-78). The

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

feature allows the devices,

such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP

devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN.

Figure 4-78

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

Current UPnP Status:

UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the

Enable

or

Disable

button. This feature is enabled by default.



Current UPnP Settings List:

This table displays the current UPnP information.

•

App Description

: The description about the application which initiates the UPnP

request.

•

External Port

: The port which the modem router opens for the application.

•

Protocol

: The type of protocol which is opened.

•

Internal Port

: The port which the modem router opened for local host.

•

IP Address

: The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request.

•

Status

: Either Enabled or Disabled. "Enabled" means that the port is still active;

otherwise, the port is inactive.

Click the

Enable

button to enable UPnP.

Click the

Disable

button to disable UPnP.

Click the

Refresh

button to update the Current UPnP Settings List.

4.15 Parental Control

Choose menu “

Parental Control

”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as

shown in Figure 4-79. The Parental Control function can be used to control Internet activities of the

child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing.

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Figure 4-79



Enable Parental Control:

Check the box if you want this function to take effect. This function

is disabled by default.



MAC Address of Parental PC:

In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or

you can make use of the

Copy To Above

button below.



MAC Address of Current PC:

This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is

managing this modem router. If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered, you can click

the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above.



Add URL:

Here you can input the net addresses which the child is allowed to access.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

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4.16 Firewall

There are four submenus under the Firewall menu:

Rule

,

LAN

Host

,

WAN

Host

and

Schedule

.

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

4.16.1 Rule

Choose menu “

Firewall

”

→

“

Rule

”, and then you can view and set access control rules in the

screen as shown in Figure 4-80.

Figure 4-80



Enable Firewall:

Select the check box to enable the Firewalll function, so the Default Filtering

Rules can take effect.



Default Filtering Rules:

Select your desired filtering rule and click the

Save

button to save

the rule.



Description:

Here displays the description of the rule and this name is unique.



LAN Host:

Here displays the LAN host selected in the corresponding rule.



WAN Host:

Here displays the WAN host selected in the corresponding rule.



Schedule:

Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule.



Action

：

Here displays the action selected in the corresponding rule.



Status:

Here displays the status of the rule, enabled or not.



Edit:

Here you can edit or delete an existing rule.

Click the

Enable /Disable Selected

button to enable or disable the selected rules in the list.

Click the

Delete Selected

button to delete the selected entries in the table.

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