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Applications and Gaming > Port Triggering
Port Triggering
Applcaton Enter the application name of the trigger.
Triggered Range
For each application, list the triggered port number range.
Check with the Internet application documentation for
the port number(s) needed.
Start Port
Enter the starting port number of the Triggered
Range.
End Port Enter the ending port number of the Triggered
Range.
Forwarded Range
For each application, list the forwarded port number
range. Check with the Internet application documentation
for the port number(s) needed.
Start Port
Enter the starting port number of the
Forwarded Range.
End Port Enter the ending port number of the Forwarded
Range.
Enable Select Enable to enable port triggering for the
applicable application.
Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.
Applications and Gaming > DMZ
The DMZ feature allows one network computer to be
exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose
service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.
DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to
one PC. The Port Range Forward feature is more secure
because it only opens the ports you want to have opened,
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Advanced Configuration
while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer,
exposing the computer to the Internet.
Applications and Gaming > DMZ
DMZ
Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP
client function disabled and should have a new static IP
address assigned to it because its IP address may change
when using the DHCP function.
To expose one PC, select Enable. Then, enter the
computer's IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field. This
feature is disabled by default.
Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.
Applications and Gaming > QoS
Quality of Service (QoS) ensures better service to
high-priority types of network traffic, which may
involve demanding, real-time applications, such as
videoconferencing.
There are three types of QoS available: Device Priority,
Ethernet Port Priority, and Application Priority.
QoS
Enable/Dsable To enable QoS, select Enable. Otherwise,
select Dsable. QoS is disabled by default.
Upstream Bandwdth Select Auto or Manual from
the drop-down menu. Manual allows you to specify the
maximum outgoing bandwidth that applications can
utilize.
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