Product line: wireless      Question category: function configuration

 Q: Why do we want to configure DMZ host:

A：1. In the router setup port mapping, port mapping can’t be access remotely, then you can try to open the DMZ host, if you open the DMZ host, the remote can access the port corresponding to the normal service.

2. Do not know the port number of some kinds of application servers, and then can’t set port mapping. Such as network cameras, some database software, etc., then you can open the DMZ host.
3. Can’t play some games when the normal operation (e.g. StarCraft) and you can land normally, but can’t field a team, then you can open the DMZ host.
4. Some special sites can not open or can’t operate normally, such as certain online banking can’t be transferred, can‘t enter the verification code, etc., and you can also try to open the DMZ host.

 The topology is as following:

  The steps are as below:

1. Please connects the devices following the topology, and then connects your computer to the LAN port and the wan port should be connected to cable modem. 

 

2.Login to the management page of the router by typing 192.168.0.1 in the address bar of the Internet Explorer, then input the default usernam and password: admin to login, then you will see the following page.

 

 

 3. First you should run the server you want to do DMZ Host (e.g. FTP) on your computer. Click start, run and type cmd in the blank. In the new window, please type netstat -an. Then you can check whether the FTP server has been run successfully.

 

 3. On your PC2, You can enter

4. Please click Virtual server àDMZ host and enable it. Then type the IP address of PC1 in the blank. Click apply and PC1 as DMZ host can connect your PC3 on the Internet for intercommunication.

 

 

 5. You can access the FTP server of PC1 on the PC3. Please enter

ftp://WAN IP (example: ftp://1.1.1.1) in the address bar to access the FTP Server.ftp://192.168.0.100 in the address bar in web browser to check whether you can access the server in the same LAN.