9.4 Port Forwarding
Port Forwarding is used to allow public services such as Web Server, Mail Server, or FTP server to be set up. For example: Set up a Web Server on your computer with port number 8080. A visitor on the Internet can access your Web Server by entering WAN Port IP with port number 8080. If the WAN Port IP address is 192.168.5.1, then visitors must enter http://192.168.5.1:8080. To find out more about common port numbers please consult the Internet.
Add Entry | Press Add Entry to add a rule of Port Forwarding. |
Accept | Press Accept to confirm the changes. |
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to apply the new settings. Please refer to Chapter 4.1 for more information.
Service Name | Specify a name for current Port Forwarding rule. |
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Protocol | Select a protocol from drop down list: Both, TCP, or UDP. |
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Starting Port | Specify Starting Port number. |
Ending Port | Specify Ending Port number. |
IP Address | Specify IP address. |
Save / Cancel | Press Save to confirm the changes or Cancel to return previous |
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