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4. Click Submit.

Enabling Port Forwarding for an Application

You can enable port forwarding for certain application types.

Note: Port forwarding must currently be enabled. (See Enabling Port Forwarding.)

1. Log in to the home page. (See Logging In as an Administrator.)

2. Click Settings > Router > Port Forwarding.

3. In the blank row of the list, enter a Label that describes the application (for example,

“RandomEmailApp”).

4. In the IP field, enter the IP address of the server to be accessed.

5. In the Port field, enter the port used by the application. (If the application uses more than

one port, each port must be forwarded separately.)

6. In the Protocol list, click the protocol(s) used for this application (TCP, UDP).

7. Click the to add this row to the list.

8. Click Submit.

Disabling Port Forwarding for an Application

If you want to stop forwarding any ports, you can remove them from the forwarding list.

Note: Port forwarding must currently be enabled. (See Enabling Port Forwarding for an

Application.)

1. Log in to the home page. (See Logging In as an Administrator.)

2. Click Settings > Router > Port Forwarding.

3. Click the beside the row that you want to remove.

4. Click Submit.

DMZ

You can select one computer to receive all unsolicited incoming connections.

The IP address of the DMZ (“demilitarized zone”) is the default recipient of incoming packets

(from the Internet) that are not handled by port forwarding rules or NAT’d connections:

● If port forwarding is enabled, incoming traffic is routed according to the port forwarding

rules or NAT’d connections.

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