Application Rules - TRENDnet TEW-751DR User Manual

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Application Rules

Access > Application Rules
Application rules (also called port triggering) is typically used for online gaming
applications or communication applications that require a range of ports or several
ports to be dynamically opened on request to a device on your network. The router will
wait for a request on a specific port or range of ports (or trigger port/port range) from a
device on your network and once a request is detected by your router, the router will
forward a single port or multiple ports (or incoming port/port range) to the device on
your network. This feature is not typically used as most devices and routers currently
use UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) to automatically configure your router to allow
access for applications. See "Enable/disable UPnP on your
Note: Please refer to the device documentation to determine if your device supports
UPnP first, before configuring this feature.
1. Log into your router management page (see
on page 25).
2. Click on Access, and click on Application Rules.
3. Review the application rule settings. Click Save Settings to save settings.
Check the option to the left most of the entry to enable and uncheck to disable.
• Name – Enter a name for the application.
Note: You can also click the Application Name drop-down list to select from a
predefined list of applications and click << to copy the information into the fields.
• Trigger: Enter the port requested by the device. (e.g. 554-554 or 6112-6112).
• Firewall: Enter the ports or port range to be forwarded to the device. (e.g. 2000-
2038,2200-2210).
• Protocol (Trigger): Select the trigger port protocol requested by the device. TCP
or UDP.
• Protocol (Firewall): Select the firewall ports or port range protocol to be
forwarded to the device. TCP or UDP.
Note: Please refer to the device documentation to determine which ports and
protocols are required.
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router" on page 31.
"Access your router management page"
• Schedule: Select the defined schedule you would like to have the rule to be
applied (see "Create Schedule" section on page 35).
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