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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

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Wireless-G Broadband Router

Port Range Forward

To forward a port, enter the information on each line for

the criteria required.

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 in the Start column and the number

that ends the range in the End column.

Protocol

Select 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

Select Enable to enable port forwarding for the

relevant application.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to clear your changes.

Applications & Gaming > Port Triggering

The Applications & Gaming > 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.

Applications and Gaming > Port Triggering

Port Triggering

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.

Enable

Select Enable to enable port triggering for the

applicable application.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to clear your changes.

Applications and Gaming > DMZ

The DMZ feature allows one network computer to be

exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose

service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.

DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to

one PC. The Port Range Forward feature 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.

Applications and Gaming > DMZ

DMZ

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. This

feature is disabled by default.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to clear your changes.

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