TP-LINK TL-WR 841 ND User Manual

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TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND
300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide
 
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Figure 4-34   
Port Triggering 
Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows:   
1.  A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the 
Trigger Port field.   
2.  The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this 
entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.   
3. When necessary,  the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the 
ports defined in the Incoming Ports field. 
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Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger 
this rule. 
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Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP,  UDP, or All  (all 
protocols supported by the Router). 
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Incoming Ports - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the 
outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that 
triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of 
ports must be set apart with ",". For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030. 
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Incoming Protocol - The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range, either TCP or UDP, or 
ALL (all protocols supported by the Router). 
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Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled
To add a new rule, follow the steps below.   
1. Click 
the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-35. 
2.  Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the 
Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled. If the Common 
Applications  
do not have the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the 
Incoming Ports manually. 
3.  Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either 
TCPUDP, or All
4.  Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, 
either TCP or UDP, or All. 
5. Select 
Enable in Status field.