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TD-W8101G 54Mbps Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

can go to the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-4) to activate the function.

¾ Number of IPs; This field is to specify how many IPs are provided by your ISP for current VC.

It can be single IP or multiple IPs. We select Multiple to explain.

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Note:

For VCs with single IP, they share the same DMZ and Virtual servers; for VCs with multiple IPs,

each VC can set DMZ and Virtual servers. Furthermore, for VCs with multiple IPs, they can define

the Address Mapping rules; for VCs with single IP, since they have only one IP, there is no need to

individually define the Address Mapping rule.

4.4.3.1 DMZ

Choose “Advanced Setup→NAT→DMZ” in Figure 4-23, you can configure the DMZ host in the

next screen. A DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a host between a private local network and the outside

public network. It prevents outside users from getting direct access to a server that has company

data. Users of the public network outside the company can access to the DMZ host.

Figure 4-24

¾ DMZ Host IP Address: Enter the specified IP Address for DMZ host on the LAN side.

4.4.3.2 Virtual Server

Choose “Advanced Setup→NAT→Virtual Server” in Figure 4-23, you can configure the Virtual

Server in the next screen.

The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or

FTP server, that you can make visible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole

inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world.