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Actiontec DSL Modem User Manual
Clicking Advanced brings up the "Advanced Port Forward" screen.
In this screen, the user can allow only certain
addresses to access forwarded
IP
ports. Enter the port range of the forwarded ports in the "Remote
Port
IP
Range" text boxes, enter the
address to be allowed access in the "Remote
IP
Address" text box, then click Add. The active forwarded ports will appear in the
IP
"List of Forwarded Ports" text box.
To deactivate a forwarded port, select it from the "List of Forwarded Ports" text
box, then click "Remove."
DMZ Hosting
Hosting in the "Advanced Settings" screen generates the "
Selecting
DMZ
DMZ
Hosting" screen. To use
hosting, enter the
address of the computer on the
DMZ
IP
network to be used as a
host in the "
Host
Address" text box, then
DMZ
DMZ
IP
click On.
hosting is used to support online gaming and Internet conferencing services.
DMZ
These programs usually require multiple open ports, making the network acces-
sible from the Internet.
hosting symbolically places the
host computer
DMZ
DMZ
outside of the Modem's network. Actiontec recommends activating
hosting
DMZ
only as long as necessary.
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