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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 .
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" on page 4) .
Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
Single Port Forwarding
Common applications are available for the first five entries .
Application Name
Select the appropriate application .
To IP Address
Enter the IP address of the server that
should receive these requests .
Enabled
For each application, select Enabled to activate
port forwarding .
For additional applications, complete the following fields:
Application Name
Enter the name you wish to give the
application . Each name can have 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 .
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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 static IP address; refer to "DHCP Reservation"
on page 4 .
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" on page 4) .
If you need to forward all ports to one computer, click the
DMZ tab .
Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding
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