Add New Application; The Port Triggering Screen - ZyXEL Communications VMG8924-B10D User Manual

Table 57 Network Setting > NAT > Applications (continued)
LABEL
Application
Forwarded
WAN Interface
Server IP
Address
Modify

11.3.1 Add New Application

This screen lets you create new NAT application rules. Click Add New Application in the Applications
screen to open the following screen.
Figure 77 Applications: Add
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 58 Applications: Add
LABEL
WAN Interface
Server IP
Address
Application
Category
Application
Forwarded
View Rule
OK
Cancel

11.4 The Port Triggering Screen

Some services use a dedicated range of ports on the client side and a dedicated range of ports on the
server side. With regular port forwarding you set a forwarding port in NAT to forward a service (coming in
from the server on the WAN) to the IP address of a computer on the client side (LAN). The problem is that
port forwarding only forwards a service to a single LAN IP address. In order to use the same service on a
Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT)
DESCRIPTION
This field shows the type of application that the service forwards.
This field shows the WAN interface through which the service is forwarded.
This field displays the destination IP address for the service.
Click the Delete icon to delete the rule.
DESCRIPTION
Select the WAN interface that you want to apply this NAT rule to.
Enter the inside IP address of the application here.
Select the category of the application from the drop-down list box.
Select a service from the drop-down list box and the VMG automatically configures the
protocol, start, end, and map port number that define the service.
Click this to display the configuration of the service that you have chosen in Application
Fowarded.
Click OK to save your changes.
Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.
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