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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router
The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Triggering
Wireless-N Home Router
The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Triggering
This screen instructs 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 sent to the proper computer by way of IP address and port mapping rules.
Port Range Triggering
To add an application, complete the following fields:
Application Name. Enter the name of the application.
Triggered Range. Enter the starting and ending port numbers of the triggered port range. Check with the Internet
application documentation for the port number(s) needed.
Forwarded Range. Enter the starting and ending port numbers of the forwarded port range. Check with the
Internet application documentation for the port number(s) needed.
Enabled. Click the Enabled checkbox to enable the applications you have defined. 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. For more information, click Help.
Figure 5-31: Applications & Gaming Tab -
Port Range Triggering