User's Manual

Chapter 3: Connections and setup
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Illustrationscontainedinthisdocumentareforrepresentationonly.
Forwarding
ForLANÙWANcommunications,thegatewaynormallyonlyallowsyoutooriginateanIPconnection
withaPContheWAN;itwillignoreattemptsoftheWANPCtooriginateaconnectionontoyourPC.
Thisprotectsyoufrommaliciousattacksfromoutsiders.However,sometimesyoumaywishforanyone
outsidetobeabletooriginateaconnectiontoaparticularPConyourLANifthedestinationport
(application)matchesoneyouspecify.
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Fig.16:ForwardingSettings
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