Fill in the "Private IP", "Private Port", "Type", “Public Port” and "Comment" of the setting

Add Virtual Server

to be added and then click "Add". Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the

"Current Virtual Server Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to

 

 

retype again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared.

 

 

 

If you want to remove some Virtual Server settings from the “Current Virtual Server

Remove Virtual Server

Table", select the Virtual Server settings you want to remove in the table and then click

"Delete Selected". If you want remove all Virtual Server settings from the table, just click

 

 

"Delete All" button. Click "Reset" will clear your current selections.

 

 

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

Note: The function of NAS FTP/HTTP server will be affected after you setting FTP/HTTP server in Virtual Server, due to the priority of settings in Virtual Server are higher than in NAS.

Example: Virtual Server

The diagram below demonstrates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN’s web server (192.168.2.2).

Note: For the virtual server to work properly Internet/remote users must know your global IP address. (For websites you will need to have a fixed/static global/public IP address)

2.6.3 Special Applications

Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications.

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Edimax Technology Broadband Router manual Special Applications, Example Virtual Server

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