Chapter 4: Advanced Features and Configuration
3 If an application does not work through your LAN firewall, click Special Applications. The Special Applications window opens.
Click the check box next to a line, then type the name of the application in the Name box. Under Incoming Ports, click the arrow to open the Type list, click the protocol you use to receive data, then type the beginning and ending port numbers. Under Outgoing ports, click the arrow to open the Type list, click the protocol you use to send data, then type the beginning and ending port numbers.
Click Save to save your entries or Cancel to remove your entries, then click Close to exit the screen.
4 In the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) area, click the Enable check box to turn on DMZ hosting. DMZ hosting lets one computer on your network be exposed to the Internet for a specific purpose or application, such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. If you choose to enable this feature, you must select a computer to host it and disable the DHCP function on the subject computer and assign it a static IP address (see “Setting a static IP address” on page 60).
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