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The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding, Start, Enable, Save Settings, Cancel, Changes

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Wireless-B Broadband Router The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding The Applications and Gaming Tab allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding.) To forward a port, enter the information on each line for the criteria required. Descriptions of each criteria are described here. Application. In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters. Start/End. This is the port range. Enter the number that starts the port range under Start and the number that ends the range under End. Protocol. Enter the protocol used for this application, either TCP or UDP, or Both. IP Address. For each application, enter the IP Address of the PC running the specific application. Enable. Click the Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the relevant application. Figure 5-24: Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-B Broadband Router 23 The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-B Broadband Router
The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding
Wireless-B Broadband Router
The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding
The Applications and Gaming Tab allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp
servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any
applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Some
Internet applications may not require any forwarding.)
To forward a port, enter the information on each line for the criteria required. Descriptions of each criteria are
described here.
Application. In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters.
Start/End. This is the port range. Enter the number that starts the port range under
Start
and the number that
ends the range under
End
.
Protocol. Enter the protocol used for this application, either
TCP
or
UDP
, or
Both
.
IP Address. For each application, enter the IP Address of the PC running the specific application.
Enable. Click the
Enable
checkbox to enable port forwarding for the relevant application.
Change these settings as described here and click the
Save Settings
button to apply your changes or
Cancel
Changes
to cancel your changes.
Figure 5-24: Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range
Forwarding