4.6 Special APP
The Special App is an advanced feature but is not typically required to use
the XRouter Pro. This feature allows you to specify a range for incoming
ports to be open to computers on the network upon an outgoing trigger
port for special application that need two-way communication. For exam-
ple, if you wanted to allow Quicktime Streaming for the local network, you
need to have the proper entries on this page. However, by default
QuickTime and ReaPlayer are enabled but do not require any modifica-
tions. (See Figure 4.6-1)
Figure 4.6-1
How the Special App Feature Works
The Special App feature works by monitoring any user defined outgoing
trigger ports. When the XRouter Pro receives a request on these outgoing
trigger ports it will open a range of user defined incoming ports to the
computer that originally sent the request to. Each computer on the net-
work can use the Special App. Since the Special App feature works upon
an outgoing trigger port, the user defined incoming ports are closed before
the computer accesses the outgoing trigger port. In other words, incoming
ports are closed until a proper internet request is made. Also, the incom-
ing ports will automatically close if the XRouter Pro does not sense any
activity for an extended period.
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