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Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Gateway User Manual
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Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup
In this screen, the user can create a custom set of rules for a game or applica-
tion not listed in the Application Level Gateway screen. Enter the “Rule Name,”
“Protocol,” “Port Start,” “Port End,” and “Port Map” in the appropriate text boxes,
then click Apply. The rules are summarized at the bottom of the screen, and the
rule set will appear in the Application Level Gateway screen after clicking Back.
tion not listed in the Application Level Gateway screen. Enter the “Rule Name,”
“Protocol,” “Port Start,” “Port End,” and “Port Map” in the appropriate text boxes,
then click Apply. The rules are summarized at the bottom of the screen, and the
rule set will appear in the Application Level Gateway screen after clicking Back.
DMZ Hosting
Selecting
DMZ
Hosting in the “Configuring the Advanced Settings” screen gener-
ates the “
DMZ
Hosting” screen. To use
DMZ
hosting, enter the
IP
address of the
computer on the network to be used as a
DMZ
host in the “
DMZ
Host
IP
Address”
text box, then click On.
DMZ
hosting is used to support online gaming and Internet conferencing services.
These programs usually require multiple open ports, making the network acces-
sible from the Internet.
sible from the Internet.
DMZ
hosting symbolically places the
DMZ
host computer
outside of the Gateway’s network. Actiontec recommends activating
DMZ
hosting
only as long as necessary.
M
Warning: The
DMZ
Host computer will be vulnerable to com-
puter hackers on the Internet while in
DMZ
mode.