Netgear AC1900-High User Manual - Page 80

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat

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Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5. Select the Port Triggering radio button. 6. Click the Add Service button. 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User list, select Any, or select Single address and enter the IP address of one computer: • Any (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service. • Single address restricts the service to a particular computer. 9. Select the service type, either TCP or UDP or TCP/UDP (both). If you are not sure, select TCP/UDP. 10. In the Triggering Port field, enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will open the inbound ports. 11. Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type, Starting Port, and Ending Port fields. 12. Click the Apply button. The service is now in the Portmap table. You must enable port triggering before the modem router used port triggering for the service that you added. See the following section. Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat Some application servers, such as FTP and IRC servers, send replies to multiple port numbers. Using port triggering, you can tell the modem router to open more incoming ports when a particular outgoing port starts a session. Specify Internet Port Settings 80

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Specify Internet Port Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900
WiFi
Cable
Modem
Router
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
5.
Select the
Port Triggering
radio button.
6.
Click the
Add Service
button.
7.
In the
Service Name
field, type a descriptive service name.
8.
In the
Service User
list, select
Any,
or select
Single address
and enter the IP address of
one computer:
Any
(the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service.
Single address
restricts the service to a particular computer.
9.
Select the service type, either
TCP
or
UDP
or
TCP/UDP
(both).
If you are not sure, select
TCP/UDP
.
10.
In the
Triggering Port
field, enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will open the
inbound ports.
11.
Enter the inbound connection port information in the
Connection Type
,
Starting Port
, and
Ending Port
fields.
12.
Click the
Apply button
.
The service is now in the Portmap table. You must enable port triggering before the
modem router used port triggering for the service that you added. See the following
section.
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat
Some application servers, such as FTP and IRC servers, send replies to multiple port
numbers. Using port triggering, you can tell the modem router to open more incoming ports
when a particular outgoing port starts a session.