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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:
Support 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 in
accordingly. However, you should check whether the port values have changed since this list
was created, and you must fill in the IP address field.