Enable Port Triggering - NETGEAR Nighthawk RAX80 User Manual

6. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name.
7. From the Service User menu, select a user option:
• Any (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service.
• Single address restricts the service to a particular computer.
8. From the Service Type menu, select TCP or UDP or TCP/UDP (both). If you are not sure, select
TCP/UDP.
9. In the Triggering Port field, enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will open the
inbound ports.
10. In the Connection Type, Starting Port, and Ending Port fields, enter the inbound connection
information.
11. Click the Apply button.
The service is now in the Portmap Table. You must enable port triggering before the router
uses port triggering. See Enable Port Triggering on page 158.

Enable Port Triggering

To enable port triggering:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router
network.
2. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
3. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. The Port
Forwarding/Port Triggering page displays.
4. Select the Port Triggering radio button.
5. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering even if you specified port
triggering settings.
6. In the Port Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes.
This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when the router detects no
activity. This value is required because the router cannot detect when the application
terminates.
Manage Port Forwarding and
Port Triggering
Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router
143 User Manual