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4.5 DMZ
If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from
behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access
by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN
port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN. The difference between the virtual server
and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a particular service/Internet application
(e.g. FTP, websites) to a particular LAN client/server, whereas DMZ re-directs all packets
(regardless of services) going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client/server.
Parameters
Description
Enable DMZ
Enable/disable DMZ
Note
: If there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the
DMZ setting, then Virtual Server function will have priority over
the DMZ function.
Host IP Address
Input the IP address of a particular host in your LAN that will
receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP
address above
Note:
You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP
address for DMZ to work properly.