Motorola SVG1501E, SVG1501UE manual Field Descriptions for the Advanced Port Triggers

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Advanced Port Triggers Page

Configure dynamic triggers to specific devices on the LAN. This allows for special applications that require specific port numbers with bi-directional traffic to function properly. Applications such as video conferencing, voice, gaming, and some messaging program features may require these special settings.

The Advanced Port Triggers are not static ports held open all the time. When the Configuration Manager detects outgoing data on a specific IP port number set in the “Trigger Range,” the resulting ports set in the “Target Range” are opened for incoming or bi-directional data. If no outgoing traffic is detected on the “Trigger Range” ports for 10 minutes, the “Target Range” ports close. This is a safer method for opening specific ports for special applications (e.g. video conferencing programs, interactive gaming, file transfer in chat programs, etc.) because they are dynamically triggered and not held open constantly or erroneously left open via the router administrator and exposed for potential hackers to discover.

Field Descriptions for the Advanced Port Triggers Page

Field	Description
Trigger Range
Start Port	Starting port number of the Port Trigger range.
End Port	Ending port number of the Port Trigger range.
Target Range
Start Port	Starting port number of the Port Trigger range.
End Port	Ending port number of the Port Trigger range.
Protocol	Select TCP, UDP, or Both from the drop-down list.
Enable	Select checkbox to activate the IP port triggers.

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