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The Applications and Gaming Tab, Single Port Forwarding

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Wireless-G ADSL Gateway The Applications and Gaming Tab Single Port Forwarding The Single Port Forwarding screen provides options for customization of port services for common applications. (See Figure 5-26.) When users send this type of request to your network via the Internet, the Gateway will forward those requests to the appropriate computer. Any computer whose port is being forwarded should have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function. Choose or enter the Application in the field. Then, enter the External and Internal Port numbers in the fields. Select the type of protocol you wish to use for each application: TCP or UDP. Enter the IP Address in the field. Click Enabled to enable UPnP Forwarding for the chosen application. When finished making your changes on this tab, click the Save Settings button to save these changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. Figure 5-26: Single Port Forwarding Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway 33 The Applications and Gaming Tab

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway
The Applications and Gaming Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
The Applications and Gaming Tab
Single Port Forwarding
The Single Port Forwarding screen provides options for customization of port services for common applications.
(See Figure 5-26.)
When users send this type of request to your network via the Internet, the Gateway will forward those requests to
the appropriate computer. Any computer whose port is being forwarded should have its DHCP client function
disabled and should have a new static IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using
the DHCP function.
Choose or enter the Application in the field. Then, enter the External and Internal Port numbers in the fields.
Select the type of protocol you wish to use for each application:
TCP
or
UDP
. Enter the IP Address in the field.
Click
Enabled
to enable UPnP Forwarding for the chosen application.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the
Save Settings
button to save these changes, or click
the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-26: Single Port Forwarding