3.3.3 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.

Click Open Ports to open the following page:

Index

Indicate the relative number for the particular entry that you want to

 

offer service in a local host. You should click the appropriate index

 

number to edit or clear the corresponding entry.

Comment

Specify the name for the defined network service.

WAN Interface

Display the WAN interface for the entry.

Local IP Address

Display the private IP address of the local host offering the service.

Status

Display the state for the corresponding entry. X or V is to represent

 

the Inactive or Active state.

To add or edit port settings, click one index number on the page. The index entry setup page will pop up. In each index entry, you can specify 10 port ranges for diverse services.

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