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to the specified computer. For security reasons, you may want to restrict port forwarding to only
those ports that are in use. If you no longer use the port forwarding, it is recommended to
cancel selection in the Enable checkbox to temporarily disable the port forwarding.
If you only want to forward a single port, see "3.9.1 3.9.1Port Forwarding".
Log in to the web interface of the Router. Step 1
In the left navigation menu, select NAT > Port Range Forwarding. Step 2
Click Add, and then set parameters. Step 3
Add port range forwarding Figure 3-45
Table 3-28 Description of port range forwarding parameters
Enter the name of the application.
Enter the starting port number of the port forwarding range.
Enter the end port number of the port forwarding range.
Select a protocol for the application: TCP,UDP or Both.
Enter the intranet IP address of the server accessed by Internet users.
Set whether to enable the application.
Click Save to save the configuration. Step 4
Click Apply Settings to apply the configuration. Step 5
(Optional) Click Cancel Changes to cancel the configuration. Step 6
(Optional) Select the target application in Delete column, and then click Save to delete Step 7
the selected application.
3.9.3 DMZ
The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) function allows a network user to be exposed to the Internet for
special services, such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. The DMZ host forwards all
ports to a computer at the same time.
The Port Forwarding function is more secure because it only opens ports that you want to open,
while the DMZ host opens all ports of a computer, and exposes the computer to the Internet.
Log in to the web interface of the Router. Step 1
In the left navigation menu, select NAT > DMZ. Step 2
In Use DMZ, select Enable. Step 3
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