Linksys WRT120N Applications and Gaming Single Port Forwarding, Advanced Configuration, Chapter

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

To delete a service, select it from the Application list. Then click Delete.

11.Click Save Settings to save the policy’s settings, or click Cancel Changes to clear the changes.

Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding

The Single Port Forwarding screen allows you to customize port services for common applications on this screen.

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).

Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding

Single Port Forwarding

Common applications are available for the first five entries. Select the appropriate application. Then enter the IP address of the server that should receive these requests. Select Enabled to activate this entry.

For additional applications, complete the following fields:

Application Name  Enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters.

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 computer that should receive the requests. If you assigned a static IP address to the computer, then you can look up its IP address; click DHCP Reservation on the Basic Setup screen (refer to DHCP Reservation, page 7).

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, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding.)

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.

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