How To Set Up Port Range Triggering For Online Gaming - Linksys EA2750 User Manual

How to set up port range triggering for online gaming

Port range triggering 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 routed back to the proper device. An example
of port range triggering would be to enable a USB or Bluetooth headset for online chat and gaming.
To set up port range triggering for multiple entries:
1. See your device documentation for information on the ports that the device uses.
2. Log in to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See ''How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi'' on page 10.)
3. Under Router Settings, click Security.
4. Click the Apps and Gaming tab.
5. Click Port Range Triggering. The Port Range Triggering screen opens.
6. Click Add a new Port Range Triggering.
7. In the Device or Application field, enter a descriptive name (such as "PS3 Headset").
8. For single ports, enter the same port number in each Triggered Range and Forwarded Range
field.
9. For port ranges, enter the same number ranges in each set of Triggered Range and Forwarded
Range fields.
10. Select the Enabled checkbox, then click Save. If you don't want to use port range triggering
but want to keep the information in the table, deselect the checkbox.
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