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TRENDnet User's Guide Gaming Advanced > Firewall > Gaming Gaming allows you to define multiple ports (used or required by a specific application or game) and forward them to a single IP address (a computer or device) on your network. Using this feature is more secure compared to using DMZ (see "DMZ" on page 42) in which DMZ forwards all ports instead of only specific ports used by an application. Since most ISPs constantly change your home IP address, to be able to access the Virtual Server port(s) from the Internet it is recommended to setup Dynamic DNS service (see "Identify your network over the Internet" section on page 37). 1. Log into your router management page (see "Access your router management page" on page 10). 2. Click on Advanced and click on Security, then click on Gaming. 3. Review the virtual server settings. To save changes to this section, click Add when finished. Commit your changes to the router by clicking on Apply/Discard Changes in the left-hand menu, and click Apply & Reboot.  Rule Enable - Check the option to enable the gaming rule.  Rule Name - Enter a name for the gaming rule.  IP Address: Enter the IP address of the device to forward the ports (e.g. 192.168.10.101).  TCP Ports to Open: Enter the TCP port you would like to set.  UDP Ports to Open: Enter the UDP port you would like to set. Note: Please refer to the device documentation to determine which ports and protocols are required. You should assign a static IP address to the device or use DHCP reservation to ensure the IP address of the device does not change.  Inbound Filter: Select the defined IP address range to allow access. (see "Inbound Filter" section on page 41).  Schedule (Optional) - The schedule function allows you to define a schedule when the gaming rule should be turned on. To define a new schedule, click New Schedule and refer to page 39 " Create Schedules". After you have created a new schedule, click the drop-down list and the new schedule will be available for © Copyright 2016 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TEW-827DRU selection. Note: Before applying scheduling, please ensure your Time settings are configured correct and you have defined a schedule. See page 38 to configure Time Settings and see page 39 " Create Schedules" to create a schedule. Note: In the Rule List, you can edit a rule by clicking under the Edit column next to the rule you would like to edit. You can also delete a rule by clicking Delete column next to the rule you would like to delete. under the 51

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© Copyright 2016 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-827DRU
51
Gaming
Advanced > Firewall > Gaming
Gaming allows you to define multiple ports (used or required by a specific application or
game) and forward them to a single IP address (a computer or device) on your network.
Using this feature is more secure compared to using DMZ (see
“
DMZ
”
on page 42) in
which DMZ forwards all ports instead of only specific ports used by an application. Since
most ISPs constantly change your home IP address, to be able to access the Virtual
Server port(s) from the Internet it is recommended to setup Dynamic DNS service (see
“
Identify your network over the Internet
” section on page 37).
1. Log into your router management page (see “
Access your router management page
”
on page 10).
2. Click on
Advanced
and click on
Security
, then click on
Gaming
.
3. Review the virtual server settings. To save changes to this section, click
Add
when
finished. Commit your changes to the router by clicking on
Apply/Discard Changes
in
the left-hand menu, and click
Apply & Reboot.
Rule Enable
–
Check the option to enable the gaming rule.
Rule Name
–
Enter a name for the gaming rule.
IP Address:
Enter the IP address of the device to forward the ports (e.g.
192.168.10.101)
.
TCP Ports to Open
: Enter the TCP port you would like to set.
UDP Ports to Open
: Enter the UDP port you would like to set.
Note:
Please refer to the device documentation to determine which ports and
protocols are required.
You should assign a static IP address to the device or
use DHCP reservation to ensure the IP address of the device does not change.
Inbound Filter:
Select the defined IP address range to allow access. (see “
Inbound
Filter
” section on page 41).
Schedule (Optional)
–
The schedule function allows you to define a schedule
when the gaming rule should be turned on. To define a new schedule, click
New
Schedule
and refer to page 39
“
Create Schedules
”. After you have created a new
schedule, click the drop-down list and the new schedule will be available for
selection.
Note:
Before applying scheduling, please ensure your Time settings are
configured correct and you have defined a schedule. See page 38 to configure
Time Settings
and see page 39
“
Create Schedules
”
to create a schedule.
Note:
In the
Rule List
, you can edit a rule by clicking
under the
Edit
column next to
the rule you would like to edit. You can also delete a rule by clicking
under the
Delete
column next to the rule you would like to delete.