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Chapter 11
NAT Forwarding
modem router can forward them to the corresponding host. Port triggering is mainly
applied to online games, VoIPs and video players. Common applications include MSN
Gaming Zone, Dialpad and Quick Time 4 players, etc.
Follow the steps below to configure the port triggering rules:
1
Visit
http://tplinkmodem.net
, and log in with the password you set for the modem
router.
2
Go to
Advanced
>
NAT Forwarding
>
Port Triggering
and click
Add
.
3
Click
View Existing Applications
, and select the desired application. The triggering
port and protocol, the external port and protocol will be automatically filled with
contents. Here we take application
MSN Gaming Zone
as an example.
4
Click
OK
to save the settings.
Tips:
1. You can add multiple port triggering rules according to your network need.
2. If the application you need is not listed in the
Existing Applications
list, please enter the parameters manually.
You should verify the external ports the application uses first and enter them into
External Port
field according
to the format the page displays.
11 3 Make Applications Free from Port Restriction by
DMZ
When a PC is set to be a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) host in the local network, it is totally
exposed to the Internet, which can realize the unlimited bidirectional communication
between internal hosts and external hosts. The DMZ host becomes a virtual server with
