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Advanced_ Port Forwarding
Multiple connections are required by some applications, such as internet games, video
conferencing, Internet telephony, and others. These applications have difficulties working
through NAT (Network Address Translation). This section is used to open multiple ports
or a range of ports in your router and redirect data through those ports to a single PC on
your network. You can enter ports in various formats:
Range (50-100)
Individual (80, 68, 888)
Mixed (1020-5000, 689)
Example:
Suppose you are hosting an online game server that is running on a PC with a private IP Address of
192.168.0.50. This game requires that you open multiple ports (6159-6180, 99) on the router so
Internet users can connect.
Add/Edit Port Forwarding Rule
Use this section to add a Port Forwarding Rule to the following list or to edit a rule already
in the list.
Enable
Specifies whether the entry will be active or inactive.
Name
Give the rule a name that is meaningful to you, for example
Game Server
. You can also
select from a list of popular games, and many of the remaining configuration values will be filled