Description: description of this setting.
Local IP: This is the local IP of the server behind the NAT firewall.
Type: This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP” or “UDP” packets only, or select “BOTH” to forward both “TCP” and “UDP” packets.
Port Range: The range of ports to be forward to the private IP.
Add Port Mapping
Fill in the "Local IP", “Type”, “Port Range” and "Description" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Port Mapping setting will be added into the "Current Port Mapping Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click Clear and the fields will be cleared.
Remove Port Mapping
If you want to remove a Port Mapping setting from the "Current Port Mapping Table", select the Port Mapping setting that you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected. If you want to remove all Port Mapping settings from the table, click Delete All button. Click Reset will clear your current selections.
Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
8.3. Port Forwarding (Virtual Server)
Use the Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you to
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