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6.3.3. Special Applications
An application rule is used to open single or multiple ports on your router when the router senses data sent to the Internet on a trigger port
or port range. An application rule applies to all computers on your internal network.
Enable: Check this box to enable the special application rule.
Name: Assign a meaningful name to the virtual server, for example Web Server. Several well-known types of virtual server are
available from the Application Name drop-down list. Selecting one of these entries fills some of the remaining parameters with
standard values for that type of server.
Triggering Ports: Specify the outgoing port range that is used by the application.
Firewall Ports: Specify the port range that you would like to open for Internet traffic.
Schedule: Select a schedule, Always, or Never from the drop-down list. If a schedule does not exist, you may create it in the Tools >
Schedule section.
Click on the Save button to insert the entry into the Special Applications list.