How To Set Up A Port Trigger Rule - EE Brightbox User Manual

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How to set up a port trigger rule

In order to set up a port triggers entry on the Bright Box router, follow these steps:
1. Login to the router's admin pages.
2. Click on the Advanced Set-Up tab and click Accept on the 'Please proceed with
caution' page.
3. Click on NAT in the left hand navigation menu to expand the NAT menu items
4. Click on Port Triggers in the left hand navigation menu.
5. In the 'trigger port' field enter the outgoing 'trigger' port associated with the application.
In this example we are using port 28800 for MSN Gaming Zone
6. In the 'trigger type' select either TCP or UDP for the traffic type of the trigger port. In
this example we are using UDP for MSN Gaming Zone.
7. In the 'public port' set the range of incoming public ports that will be opened when the
trigger port is activated. You can enter a single public port, multiple ports separated by a
comma (,) or a range of ports using a dash (-). In this example we are using ports
6667,2300-2400,47624,28800,29000 for MSN Gaming Zone.
8. In the 'public type' select either TCP or UDP for the traffic type of the incoming ports. In
this example we are using TCP for MSN Gaming Zone.
separated by a comma (,) or a range of ports using a
dash (-).
Please refer to the instructions supplied with your
software to determine which public ports you should
be using.
This dropdown is used to configure the traffic type
on the incoming public ports.
Select 'TCP' for Transmission Control Protocol traffic
triggering
Select 'UDP' for User Datagram Protocol traffic
triggering.
Please refer to the instructions supplied with your
software to determine which incoming public traffic
type you should be using.
This option is used to configure whether a port
triggering is activated for the particular Port
Forwarding entry.
Tick this box to enable the port trigger rule for the
entry, or untick the box to disable the port trigger
rule.
This dropdown can be used to select from a number
of applications for port triggering, allowing you to
copy those application settings into a port trigger
entry.
Applications include Battle.net, Dialpad, ICU II, MSN
Gaming Zone, PC-to-Phone, Quick Time 4
This button is used in conjunction with the
dropdown to select which row of a port trigger entry
in the table above you want to copy the Popular
Application settings to. Click Save Settings to
apply.
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