Enable Port Triggering; Application Example: Port Triggering For Internet Relay Chat - NETGEAR Orbi RBR50 User Manual

11. Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type, Starting Port, and Ending
Port fields.
12. Click the Apply button.
The service is now in the Portmap Table. You must enable port triggering before the router used port
triggering for the service that you added. See

Enable Port Triggering

To enable port triggering:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi network.
2. Enter orbilogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in.
The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
The Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page displays.
5. Select the Port Triggering radio button.
The page adjusts.
6. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering even if you specified port triggering
settings.
7. In the Port Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes.
This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when the router detects no activity. This value
is required because the router cannot detect when the application terminates.

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat

Some application servers, such as FTP and IRC servers, send replies to multiple port numbers. Using port
triggering, you can tell the router to open more incoming ports when a particular outgoing port starts a
session.
An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC).Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667.
The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port, but also sends an "identify" message to
your computer on port 113. Using port triggering, you can tell the router, "When you initiate a session with
destination port 6667, you must also allow incoming traffic on port 113 to reach the originating computer."
The following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you define:
Orbi WiFi System
Enable Port Triggering
Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
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on page 110.