JCG AC836 User Manual

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JCG AC836 1200M DUAL BAND GIGABIT ROUTER53 / 783. Click “Reboot” on the top of the configuration page and wait for the router toapply all settings.14.2.2 Multi. Port ForwardingThis feature allows the router to specify a range of ports to be directed to a specific IP address.Multi. Port Forwarding could be used for an e-mail server (port 25) as well as FTP and webservers, but it is also widely used in the online gaming and some computer applications,because many online game hosting servers require multiple ports or port ranges be used forthe service to operate.Before setting up Multi. Port Forwarding, you need to have the following:Starting port and ending port required for the applicationThe ports vary according to different applications. Refer to your documentation oronline support site for details.Take a note of the IP address of the computer that will be forwarding toIt would be best if the IP was a “Static IP” so that port forwarding information remainsaccurately assigned to the correct computer on the network. If you are not sure abouthow to determine the static IP address of the computer, please refer to: Appendix C:Find the IP address of your PC.In this example, the ports for a computer application will be forwarded. Computer applicationports: 6112-6119 TCP and UDP ports. Please consult your application's documentation oronline support site to find out what ports you need to forward to.1. Enter the required information in corresponding fields.