NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual
How Port Forwarding Differs From Port Triggering
•Port Triggering can be used by any computer on your network, although only one computer may use it at a time.
•Port Forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network.
•Port Triggering does not need to know the computer’s IP address in advance. The IP address will be captured automatically.
•Port Forwarding requires that you specify the computer’s IP address during configuration, and the IP address must never change.
•Port Triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports, and the triggered ports will be closed after a period of no activity.
•Port Forwarding is always active and does not need to be triggered.
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
Using the Port Forwarding feature, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on your local network. For example, you may make a local Web server, FTP server, or game server visible and available to the Internet.
Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward specific incoming protocols to computers on your local network. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a Default DMZ Server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded. The DMZ Server is configured in the WAN Setup menu as discussed in “Setting Up a Default DMZ Server” on page
Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application or game you will provide, and the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service. Be sure the computer’s IP address never changes.
Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved IP address feature of your WNR834B router. See “Using Address Reservation” on page
To configure port forwarding to a local server:
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