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Chapter 9
NAT Forwarding
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 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 auto-populated. Here we
take application
MSN Gaming Zone
as an example.
4
Click
Save
to make the settings take effect.
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.
9 4 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
all ports opened. When you are not clear about which ports to open in some special
