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Chapter3

Advanced Configuration

RangePlus Wreless Router

ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet

applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any

applications that use Internet access to perform functions

such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Some Internet

applications may not require any forwarding.)
When users send these types of requests to your network via

the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to the

appropriate servers (computers). Before using forwarding,

you should assign static IP addresses to the designated

servers (use the DHCP Reservation feature on the Basic Setup

screen).
If you need to forward all ports to one computer, click the

DMZ tab.

Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding

Port Range Forwarding

To forward a port, enter the information on each line for

the criteria required.

Applcaton Name

In this field, enter the name you

wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12

characters.

Start~End Port

Enter the number or range of port(s)

used by the server or Internet applications. Check

with the Internet application documentation for more

information.

Protocol

Select the protocol used for this application,

either TCP or UDP, or Both.

To IP Address

For each application, enter the IP address

of the PC running the specific application. If you assigned

a static IP address to the PC, then you can click DHCP

Reservaton on the Basic Setup screen to look up its static

IP address.

Enabled

Select Enabled to enable port forwarding for

the applications you have defined.
Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Applications & Gaming > Port Range

Triggering

The Port  Range  Triggering screen allows the Router to

watch outgoing data for specific port numbers. The IP

address of the computer that sends the matching data is

remembered by the Router, so that when the requested

data returns through the Router, the data is pulled back

to the proper computer by way of IP address and port

mapping rules.

Applications and Gaming > Port Range Triggering

Port Range Triggering

Applcaton Name

Enter the application name of the

trigger.

Trggered Range

For each application, enter the starting

and ending port numbers of the triggered port number

range. Check with the Internet application documentation

for the port number(s) needed.

Forwarded Range

For each application, enter the starting

and ending port numbers of the forwarded port number

range. Check with the Internet application documentation

for the port number(s) needed.

Enabled

Select Enabled to enable port triggering for the

applications you have defined.
Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Applications and Gaming > DMZ

The DMZ feature allows one network computer to be

exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose

service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.

DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to

one PC. The Port Range Forwarding feature is more secure

because it only opens the ports you want to have opened,

while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer,

exposing the computer to the Internet.