User`s manual
37
without special settings. The Special Applications screen allows you to
specify which ports should be opened and allowed to communicate with
computers outside of your network. In situations where some games just
won’t work, the DMZ Host settings can be used, which is found in the
Misc. Items section.
The Trigger field is the initial outbound port number that the
application, such as a game, uses to contact a game server. The trigger port
will then automatically allow the information to return through the
incoming ports. The Incoming Ports field is where you specify the
incoming ports that the application uses. Click the box in the Enable
column to enable the application.
To make configuring the Special Applications screen easier, the most
popular applications have been predefined using the Popular applications
box near the bottom of the screen, as shown below.
To use the Popular applications box, click on the - select one - box
to display a list of popular applications. Choose the application you wish to
configure by clicking on that application. Next, click the ID box and select
the ID row that you wish to configure. Once the application and the ID
number are selected, click the Copy to button to copy the settings to the
Special Applications table. After you have configured the Special