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The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ, Enabled, Disabled, DMZ Host IP Address, SAVE SETTINGS

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Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ The DMZ screen allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming and videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one PC. The Port Range Forwarding is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must 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. DMZ To use this feature, select Enabled. To disable DMZ hosting, select Disabled. DMZ Host IP Address. If you want to specify the DMZ host by IP address, complete the IP address in the field provided. When you have finished making changes to this screen, click SAVE SETTINGS to save the changes, or click CANCEL CHANGES to clear all fields and start over. Figure 5-27: APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router 38 The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router
The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ
Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router
The APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ
The
DMZ
screen allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as
Internet gaming and videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one PC. The Port
Range Forwarding is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, while DMZ hosting
opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet.
Any PC whose port is being forwarded must 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.
DMZ
To use this feature, select
Enabled
. To disable DMZ hosting, select
Disabled
.
DMZ Host IP Address
. If you want to specify the DMZ host by IP address, complete the IP address in the field
provided.
When you have finished making changes to this screen, click
SAVE SETTINGS
to save the changes, or click
CANCEL CHANGES
to clear all fields and start over.
Figure 5-27: APPLICATIONS & GAMING Tab - DMZ