3.4.2 Open Ports

Open Ports allows you to open a range of ports for the traffic of special applications.

Common application of Open Ports includes P2P application (e.g., BT, KaZaA, Gnutella, WinMX, eMule and others), Internet Camera etc. Ensure that you keep the application involved up-to-date to avoid falling victim to any security exploits.

To add a new open port, click Add new entry.

Name

Specify the name for the defined network service.

Protocol

Specify the transport layer protocol. It could be TCP, UDP and

 

TCP+UDP.

Start Port

Specify the starting port number of the service offered by the

 

local host.

End Port (optional)

Specify the ending port number of the service offered by the

 

local host.

Local Host

Enter the private IP address of the local host.

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