Advanced Configuration Of The Wgx102; Configuring Port Triggering - NETGEAR WGX102 Reference Manual

Advanced Configuration of the WGX102

This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged
Wireless Range Extender WGX102 in Router Mode. These features can be found under the
Advanced heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
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Note: If you are unfamiliar with networking and routing, refer to
"Network, Routing, Firewall, and
procedures used in this chapter.
• If you are using the WGX102 Wall-Plugged Range Extender in Access Point Mode, the only
Advanced menu option is LAN IP Setup and the configuration options are different than the
Router Mode options. See
page 3-10 for more information.
• If you are using the WGX102 Wall-Plugged Range Extender in Router Mode, you will see
additional Advanced features such as Port Forwarding and Triggering, WAN Setup, Dynamic
DNS, Static Routes, Remote Management, and UPnP. These features are described in the
following sections.

Configuring Port Triggering

Note: This feature and the rest of the features in this chapter are only displayed if you are
using the WGX102 in Router Mode. See
Router Mode"
Port Triggering is an advanced feature that can be used to easily enable gaming and other internet
applications. Port Forwarding is typically used to enable similar functionality, but it is static and
has some limitations.
Note: If you use applications such as multi-player gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real time
communications such as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you
should also enable UPnP according to the instructions at
(UPnP)" on page 8-17.
Advanced Configuration of the WGX102
Basics", to become more familiar with the terms and
"Configuring the LAN IP Setup Options in Access Point Mode" on
for more information on Router Mode configuration.
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