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Field

Description

 

 

Protocol

Select TCP, UDP, or Both from the drop-down list.

 

 

Enable

Select checkbox to activate the IP port triggers.

 

 

Advanced DMZ Host Page

This page allows you to specify the default recipient of WAN traffic that NAT is unable to translate to a known local PC. The DMZ (De-militarized Zone) hosting (also commonly referred to as “Exposed Host”) can also be described as a computer or small sub-network that is located outside the firewall between the trusted internal private LAN and the untrusted public Internet. It prevents direct access by outside users to private data.

For example, you can set up a web server on a DMZ computer to enable outside users to access your website without exposing confidential data on your network.

A DMZ can also be useful to play interactive games that may have a problem running through a firewall. You can leave a computer used for gaming only exposed to the Internet while protecting the rest of your network. For more information, see Gaming Configuration Guidelines.

You may configure one PC to be the DMZ host. This setting is generally used for PCs using problem applications that use random port numbers and do not function correctly with specific port triggers or the port forwarding setups mentioned earlier. If a specific PC is set as a DMZ Host, remember to set this back to 0 when you are finished with the needed application, since this PC will be effectively exposed to the public Internet, though still protected from Denial of Service (DoS) attacks via the Firewall.

Setting Up the DMZ Host

1.Enter the computer’s IP address.

2.Click Apply to activate the selected computer as the DMZ host.

Advanced Routing Information Protocol Setup Page

This page allows you to configure Routing Information Protocol (RIP) parameters related to authentication, destination IP address/subnet mask, and reporting intervals. RIP

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