Special Applications (Application Rules) - Cradlepoint MBR1200 Product Manual

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5.9 Special Applications (Application Rules)

An application rule is used to open single or multiple ports on your router
when the router senses data sent to the Internet on a "trigger" port or port
range. An application rule applies to all computers on your internal
network.
You can enable or disable Application Level Gateways (ALG‟s). Some
protocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to
make them work with network address translation. Each ALG provides
special handling for a specific protocol or application. ALG‟s for the
following common applications are enabled by default, but can be turned
off.
Example: You need to configure your router to allow a software application
running on any computer on your network to connect to a web-based
server or another user on the Internet.
Add Application Rule
5.9.1
Enable. (Default: No special applications rules). Opens single or multiple
ports on the router when the router senses data sent to the Internet on a
"trigger" port or port range. Special Applications rules apply to all
computers on the network.
Name. Enter a name for the Special Application Rule, for example Game App, which will help you identify the rule in the future. Alternatively, you
can select from a drop down menu of common applications, and the remaining configuration values will be filled in accordingly.
Trigger Port. Enter the outgoing port range used by your application (for example 6500-6700).
Trigger Traffic Type. Select the outbound protocol used by your application (for example Both).
Firewall Ports. Enter the port range that you want to open up to Internet traffic. (for example 6000-6200).
Firewall Traffic Type. Select the protocol used by the Internet traffic coming back into the router through the opened port range (for example
Both).
Schedule. Select a schedule for when this rule is in effect. If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules, go to the Tools →
Schedules sub-menu and create a new schedule.
Save/Update. Record the changes you have made.
Clear. Re-initialize this area of the screen, discarding any changes you have made.
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