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measure of security that protects your network from hazardous
packets.
However, if you designate a DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) IP Address,
incoming packets that do not match the forwarding criteria will be
redirected to the DMZ IP address. That is, forwarding demands a
higher priority than DMZ.
u DMZ IP Address
DMZ allows specifying a local machine to be exposed to the Internet.
If you specify a DMZ host here, the incoming packets containing no
port information specified in the Forwarding table are forwarded to
the DMZ host.
u Port Forwards
Define the port range for the incoming TCP/UDP service you want to
forward to a specific computer on the LAN side.
Item Description
Protocol Specifies the incoming packet protocol. TCP
or UDP
WAN Port
Start/End
Enter the port range for the incoming request
you want to forward.
LAN IP Address Enter the IP address of the virtual server to
which packets are forwarded.
LAN Port
Start/End
Enter the port range for the service on the
virtual server.
Enabled Select this option and click Apply to activate
the configuration.
u Application Specific Port Forwards
Some applications, such as Internet games and videoconferencing,
require multiple ports for data transmission. If there is any
application that cannot be properly accessed on the private network,
you may need to establish application specific port forwarding for
that application. Essentially, application specific port forwarding tells