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Chapter 5: Configuring the Router
The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Triggering
Protocol. Select the protocol TCP or UDP, or select Both.
IP Address. Enter the IP address of the server that you want the Internet users to be able to access. To find the
IP address, go to “Appendix B: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter.”
Enable. Check the Enable box to enable the services you have defined. Port Range Forwarding will not function
if the Enabled button is left unchecked. This is disabled (unchecked) by default.
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. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of a
screen. For additional information, click More.
The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Triggering
The Port Triggering screen allows the Router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers. The IP address
of the computer that sends the matching data is remembered by the Router, so that when the requested data
returns through the Router, the data is pulled back to the proper computer by way of IP address and port
mapping rules.
Port Triggering
Application. Enter the application name of the trigger.
Triggered Range
For each application, list the triggered port number range. Check with the Internet application documentation
for the port number(s) needed.
Start Port. Enter the starting port number of the Triggered Range.
ip (internet protocol): a protocol used to
send data over a network
ip address: the address used to identify a
computer or device on a network
tcp: a network protocol for transmitting
data that requires acknowledgement from
the recipient of data sent
udp: a network protocol for transmitting
data that does not require
acknowledgement from the recipient of
the data that is sent.
Figure 5-19: Applications & Gaming Tab -
Port Triggering