The Change Password Page; Configuring Forwarding Rules - Zoom 3G+ Modem/Router User Manual

The Change Password Page

You can use this page to change your login password. To view or change
configuration settings, you must enter a password. Your Modem/Router has a default
password (admin) that was set by the factory and that you used to access the
Configuration Manager initially. To safeguard your configuration, particularly if you
make changes, we recommend that you change the login password.
Note: If you forget the new password, you won't have access to the Configuration
Manager and will need to restore the device to its factory settings thus losing any
changes you made to your Modem/Router's configuration. To avoid this problem, we
recommend that you write the new password and save it in a convenient location.

Configuring Forwarding Rules

If you are using your Modem/Router for gaming, you may need to make changes to the
Modem/Router's firewall setting for the game to work. This is done by setting up a
DMZ or virtual server, or using port triggering so that the modem's firewall won't block
the other players from your system during your gaming. The main difference between
the three methods is the amount of access someone has to your system.
A virtual server will allow access to your computer or gaming station on certain ports. A
port is a channel that is used by applications (such as games) for communication. For
example, the directions for the game you want to play over the Internet might tell you to
open up port 6000.
Port triggering works by sensing when data is sent out on the predetermined outgoing
port and then automatically opening up the corresponding incoming port(s). It will
automatically forward the traffic on the incoming port to the computer that accessed
the outgoing port. If your game uses one port to send outgoing data and a different port
(or ports) for incoming data, you may want to use port triggering. The advantage of
port triggering is that it is more secure than setting up a virtual server since the
incoming port is only open when you are using it, and since it tracks which computer
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