The Applications & Gaming Tab - Dmz; Figure 5-27: Applications & Gaming Tab - Dmz - Linksys WRTP54G User Manual

Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports
The Applications & Gaming Tab - DMZ
The DMZ screen allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as
Internet gaming and videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one PC. The
Port Range Forwarding is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, while DMZ
hosting opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet.
Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static
IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function.
Figure 5-27: Applications & Gaming Tab -
DMZ
DMZ
DMZ. To use this feature, select Enabled. To disable DMZ hosting, select Disabled.
DMZ Host IP Address. To expose one PC, enter the computer's IP address. To get the IP address of a computer,
refer to "Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter." Deactivate DMZ by
entering a 0 in the field.
When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or
click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes.
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The Applications & Gaming Tab - DMZ