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Chapter 5 Configuring Security Settings
Port Forwarding
Selecting Port Forwarding in the Security screen generates the “Port
Forwarding” screen.
This screen allows certain programs to bypass the Modem’s built-in firewall, allow-
ing access to parts of the network (for hosting a Web or ftp server, for example). To
use, select the name of a computer on the network from the “PC Name” drop-down
list, then click Add. Next, select a “Category” by clicking the appropriate radio but-
ton. In the “Available Rules” list box, select a game, application, server, etc., then
click Add>>. The selected item appears in the “Applied Rules” list box. Repeat for
each item needed
To r em o v e a n i t e m f r o m t h e Ap p l i e d R u l e s l i s t, h i g h l i g h t i t , t h e n c l ic k Remove.
To view an item’s rules (forwarded ports, etc.), highlight it, then click View Rule.
When finished with this screen, click Apply to save the changes.