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3.2 ADVANCED

The Advanced tab provides the following configuration options: Game Hosting, Virtual Server,

Applications, StreamEngine™, Routing, Access Control, Web Filter, MAC Filter, Firewall, Inbound

Filter, Wireless and Schedules.

Multiple connections are required by some applications, such as internet games, video conferencing,

Internet telephony, and others. These applications have difficulties working through NAT (Network

Address Translation). The Gaming section is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router

and redirect data through those ports to a single PC on your network. This feature allows you to enter ports

in various formats:

Range (50-100)

Individual (80, 68, 888)

Mixed (1020-5000, 689)

ADD GAME RULE

Here you can add entries to the Game Rules List below, or edit existing entries.

Example:

You are hosting an online game server that is running on a PC with a Private IP Address of 192.168.0.50.

This game requires that you open multiple ports (6159-6180, 99) on the router so Internet users can

connect.

Enable:

Each entry in Game Rules List can be active (enabled) or inactive (disabled)

Figure 3-8 ADVANCED- Game Hosting

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