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Instead of entering a name for the Special Application rule, you can select from this list of 
common applications, and the remaining configuration values will be filled in accordingly.   
Trigger Port Range   
Enter the outgoing port range used by your application (for example 6500-6700).  
Trigger Protocol   
Select the outbound protocol used by your application (for example Both).  
Input Port Range   
Enter the port range that you want to open up to Internet traffic (for example 6000-6200).  
Input Protocol   
Select the protocol used by the Internet traffic coming back into the router through the 
opened port range (for example Both).  
Schedule  
Select a schedule for when this rule is in effect. If you do not see the schedule you need 
in the list of schedules, go to the Tool s  → Schedules screen and create a new schedule.   
With the above example application rule enabled, the router will open up a range of ports from 
6000-6200 for incoming traffic from the Internet, whenever any computer on the internal 
network opens up an application that sends data to the Internet using a port in the range of 
6500-6700.  
Add/Edit Special Applications Rule   
This section is where you define and edit Special Applications Rules.   
Save  
Saves the new or edited Special Applications Rule in the following list. When finished 
updating the special applications rules, you must still click the Save Settings button at the 
top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent.   
Special Applications Rules List   
The section shows the currently defined special applications rules. A special applications rule 
can be changed by clicking the Edit icon, or deleted by clicking the Delete icon. When you click 
the Edit icon, the item is highlighted, and the "Edit Special Applications Rule" section is 
activated for editing.