Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
External Port Enter the external port number used by the server or Internet application. Check with the Internet application documentation for more information.
Internal Port Enter the internal port number used by the server or Internet application. Check with the Internet application documentation for more information.
Protocol Select the protocol(s) used for this application, TCP, UDP, or Both.
To IP Address For each application, enter the IP address of the PC that should receive the requests. If you assigned a static IP address to the PC, then you can click DHCP Reservation on the Basic Setup screen to look up its static IP address.
Enabled For each application, select Enabled to enable port forwarding.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes.
Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding
The Port Range Forwarding screen allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers,
When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to the appropriate servers (computers). Before using forwarding, you should assign static IP addresses to the designated servers (use the DHCP Reservation feature on the Basic Setup screen; refer to DHCP Reservation, page 7).
If you need to forward all ports to one computer, click the DMZ tab.
Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding
Port Range Forwarding
To forward a port, enter the information on each line for the criteria required.
Application Name In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters.
Start~End Port Enter the number or range of port(s) used by the server or Internet applications. Check with the Internet application documentation for more information.
Protocol Select the protocol(s) used for this application, TCP, UDP, or Both.
To IP Address For each application, enter the IP address of the PC running the specific application. If you assigned a static IP address to the PC, then you can click DHCP Reservation on the Basic Setup screen to look up its static IP address.
Enabled Select Enabled to enable port forwarding for the applications you have defined.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes.
Applications & Gaming > Port Range Triggering
The Port Range 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 Range Triggering
Port Range Triggering
Application Name Enter the application name of the trigger.
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