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Chapter 5 Configuring Security Settings
Port Forwarding
Selecting Port Forwarding in the Security screen generates the “Port
Forwarding” screen.
This screen allows certain programs to bypass the Modem’s built-in firewall, allow-
ing access to parts of the network (for hosting a Web or ftp server, for example). To
use, select the name of a computer on the network from the “PC Name” drop-down
list, then click Add. Next, select a “Category” by clicking the appropriate radio but-
ton. In the “Available Rules” list box, select a game, application, server, etc., then
click Add>>. The selected item appears in the “Applied Rules” list box. Repeat for
each item needed
To remove an item from the Applied Rules list, highlight it, then click Remove.
To view an item’s rules (forwarded ports, etc.), highlight it, then click View Rule.
When finished with this screen, click Apply to save the changes.