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In this part or the Routing tab, you can configure the automatic forward connections.
The
Application Specific Port Forwards
allows you to configure the
Outbound
and
Inbound
protocols and ports.
In the
Outbound Protocol
box, select the protocol (
UDP
or
TCP
) for the outbound ports
and enter the outbound port range in the
Outbound Port Start
and
Outbound Port
End
boxes. In the
Outbound port
box, type the number of the outbound port. The
outbound port should be specified as one number from 0 to 65535. To determine which
port the program uses, consult the documentation for the program. In the
Inbound
Protocol
box, select the protocol type (
UDP
or
TCP
) for the inbound ports. In the
Inbound port
(s) box, type the inbound port. The inbound port can be a single port or
you can define up to two ranges of ports, which shall be defined in the
Inbound Port
Start/End
or
To Port Start/End
fields. The inbound port should be specified as one
number from 0 to 65535. You can turn on the filtering by checking the
Enabled
check
box.
DMZ
A DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) Host is a host without firewall protection. It allows a
computer to be exposed to unrestricted 2-way communication for Internet games, video
conferencing, Internet telephony, and other special applications. This function is typically
used to allow a web server, FTP server, etc. to be accessible to users on the Internet.
You need to enter the local IP address in the
DMZ IP Address
field. This feature
forwards all other incoming WAN packets to the LAN connected device with the
specified IP address.
Note:
A DMZ is far easier to set up than port forwarding but exposes your entire
computer to the Internet. Sometimes TCP/IP applications require very specialized IP
configurations that are difficult to set up or are not supported by your router. In this case,
placing your computer in the DMZ is the only way to get the application working. Placing