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DMZ Hosting
Selecting
DMZ
Hosting
in the “Advanced Configuration” screen generates the
“
DMZ
Hosting” screen. To use
DMZ
hosting, enter the IP address of the computer
on the network to be used as a
DMZ
host in the “
DMZ
Host IP Address” text box,
then click
On
.
DMZ
hosting is used to support online gaming and Internet conferencing services.
These programs usually require multiple open ports, making the network accessi-
ble from the Internet.
DMZ
hosting symbolically places the
DMZ
host computer
outside of the Gateway’s network. Access to the network resources while
DMZ
hosting is active is blocked.
Action
tec recommends activating
DMZ
hosting only as
long as necessary.
Warning
: The
DMZ
Host computer will be vulnerable to com-
puter hackers on the Internet while in
DMZ
mode.
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