User's Manual

FiOS Router User Manual

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implications and protect it if necessary.

To designate a local computer as a DMZ host:

Select 1. DMZ Host from the left side of any Security screen. The “DMZ Host”

screen appears.

Click in the “DMZ Host IP Address” check box, then enter the IP address of 2.

the computer to be designated as a DMZ host. Note that only one network

computer can be a DMZ host at any time.

Click 3. Apply.

Click in the “DMZ Host IP Address” check box again to disable the DMZ host.

6.6 Port Triggering

Port triggering can be used for dynamic port forwarding configuration. By

setting port triggering rules, inbound traffic is allowed to arrive at a specific

network host using ports different than those used for the outbound traffic. The

outbound traffic triggers which ports inbound traffic is directed.

For example, a gaming server is accessed using UDP protocol on port 2222. The

gaming server responds by connecting the user using UDP on port 3333 when

starting gaming sessions. In this case, port triggering must be used, since it

conflicts with the following default firewall settings:

The firewall blocks inbound traffic by default. t

The server replies to the FiOS Router’s IP, and the connection is not sent back t