Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v3

Port Triggering Rules Menu

The Port Triggering Rules Menu lists the current rules:

Enable - Indicates if the rule is enabled or disabled. Generally, there is no need to disable a rule unless it interferes with some other function, such as Port Forwarding.

Name - The name for this rule.

Outgoing Ports - The port or port range for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using one of these ports will "Trigger" this rule.

Incoming Ports - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC which triggered this rule.

Figure 6-2: Port Triggering screens

Adding a new Rule

To add a new rule, click the Add and enter the following data on the resulting screen.

Name - enter a suitable name for this rule (e.g. the name of the application)

Enable/Disable - select the desired option.

Outgoing (Trigger) Port Range - enter the range of port numbers used by the application when it generates an outgoing request.

Advanced Configuration

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