4.5.1Virtual Servers

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Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.5.1Virtual Servers

Choose menu “ForwardingVirtual Servers”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-23).

Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was configured as a virtual server must have a static or a reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function.

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¾Service Port - This field displays the numbers of External Ports. It can be a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XX-YY or XX, XX is Start port, YY is End port).

¾IP Address - This field displays the IP address of the PC running the service application.

¾Protocol - This field displays the protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router).

¾Status - This field displays the status of the virtual server entry. Enabled means that the entry will take effect, Disabled means that the entry will not take effect.

To add/modify a virtual server entry:

Step 1: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-20,you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-24.

Step 2: Select the service you want from the “Common Service Port”, then the port and protocol value will be added to the corresponding field automatically, you only need to

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