Actiontec electronic Actiontec Wireless DSL Gateway GT704WG - Manual (Page 60)

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Chapter 6 Configuring Security Settings
DMZ Hosting
Selecting DMZ Hosting in the “Security” screen generates the “ DMZ Hosting”
screen. To use DMZ hosting, select the computer on the network to be used as a
DMZ host in the “ DMZ Host PC Name” drop-down menu, then click On.
DMZ hosting is used to support online gaming and Internet conferencing services.
These programs usually require multiple open ports, making the network acces-
sible from the Internet.
DMZ hosting symbolically places the DMZ host computer
outside of the Gateway’s network. Access to the network resources while DMZ
hosting is active is blocked. Actiontec recommends activating DMZ hosting only as
long as necessary.
When finished with this screen, click Apply to save the changes.
M Warning: The DMZ Host computer will be vulnerable to com-
puter hackers on the Internet while in DMZ mode.