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Packet filtering – Buffalo Technology Buffalo AirStation WYR-G54 User Manual

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The AirStation supports the TCP and

UDP protocols for Network Address

Translation.
Packet Filtering
Packet Filtering configures advanced

public services on your local network,

such as web servers, FTP servers,

email servers, gaming servers or oth-

er specialized Internet services that

require delivery of specific requests

through the router to the appropriate

local network device for delivering

specific appication requests.
When unique requests for a particular

response are delivered to your router

via the Internet, the router will forward those requests to the designated local network device for

appropriate response.
Because when DHCP is in use, IP Addresses could change for a client device over time, it is best

practice to assign local network devices that have packet filtering rules assigned to them to use a

fixed IP Address to prevent failures due to a change in IP Address that the packet filter does not

acknowledge.

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