Netgear WNR3500 사용자 설명서

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Fine-Tuning Your Network

The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering:

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Port triggering can be used by any computer on your network, although only one computer can 
use it at a time.

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Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network.

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Port triggering does not need to know the computer’s IP address in advance. The IP address is 
captured automatically.

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Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer’s IP address during configuration, and 
the IP address must never change.

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Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports, and the triggered 
ports are closed after a period of no activity.

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Port forwarding is always active and does not need to be triggered.

Using the port forwarding feature, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servers 
on your local network. For example, you might make a local Web server, FTP server, or game 
server visible and available to the Internet. 

Use the Port Forwarding screen to configure the router to forward specific incoming protocols to 
computers on your local network. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also 
specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded. The DMZ 
server is configured in the WAN Setup screen, as discussed in 

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Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application, or game you will 
provide, and the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service. Be sure the 
computer’s IP address never changes.

Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, use the 

reserved IP address feature of your WNR3500 router. See 

 for instructions on how to use reserved IP addresses.