Siemens SpeedStream 6500 Series User Manual

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6500 Series Residential Gateway User’s Guide

Configuring Advanced Features

Do one of the following:

• Select one of the following services from the Select service by name drop-down menu.

− Telnet

Telnet is a program that allows you to connect to other computers over the Internet. This
options uses port 23.

− FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

FTP is used to transfer files in both ASCI and Binary format between local and remote
devices. This option uses port 21.

− HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)

HTTP is the standard method of transferring all types of information over the Internet. This
option uses port 80.

− SNMP (Signaling Network Management Protocol)

SNMP is a protocol used by network management applications to help manage a network.
This option uses port 161.

− SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

SMTP is used for sending email between servers. This port uses port 25.

− PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

PPTP is a protocol that allows VPN (Virtual Private Network) applications. This option uses
port 1723.

− Domain

Domain is used for DNS options. This option uses port 53.

• Select a protocol from the Select Protocol drop-down menu. This can be one of the following:

− TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

Provides reliable, sequenced, and unduplicated delivery of bytes to a remote or local user.

− UDP (User Datagram Protocol)

A connectionless mode protocol that provides the delivery of packets to a remote or local
user.

− ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

A method by which IP software on a host or Gateway can communicate to pass information
to other machines.

− GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation)

This protocol is used to provide tunneling for a VPN connection.

If you selected a protocol, type the range of UDP or TCP ports in the appropriate boxes

Select one of the following options:

• Redirect selected protocol/service to this router

The protocol or service that you select is directed to your Gateway.

• Redirect selected protocol/service to IP Address

The protocol or service that you select is directed to an IP address on your LAN that you type in
the box next to this field.

8. Click

Apply.