Configure special applications

Special applications let you use the special features over the LAN such as online games, video calls, and IP calls.

1. Connect your computer to the CPE's Wi-Fi (or to the CPE's LAN port using an Ethernet cable). Enter 192.168.8.1 in the address box of the browser, and enter the login password to access the management page of the CPE.
2. Go to Advanced > Security > Special Applications, click + to access the special app configuration page, enter the Name, Trigger Protocol, Trigger Port, Open Protocol, and Open Port, and click Save to complete configuration.

   

   Option	Description	Mandatory or Optional
   Name	Name of the special application to be created	Mandatory
   Trigger Protocol	Type of the protocol used to trigger the application	Mandatory
   Trigger Port	Port number for triggering applications	Mandatory
   Open Protocol	Type of the protocol used by the open port	Mandatory
   Open Port	When the trigger port is detected, the data packets destined for the LAN on this port are allowed to pass through the firewall so that the corresponding special application program can work normally under the NAT route.	Mandatory

    

   • For details about the parameters, contact the corresponding application provider.
   • A maximum of 16 special applications can be configured.