ID | The ID number is a convenient way to refer |
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Public Port | Outbound port. |
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Private Port | Inbound port. |
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Port Type | Default is TCP. UDP is optional. |
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Host IP Address | IP address from the LAN side of the |
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An example will help to illustrate how to set up a virtual server. If you wanted to use your computer as an FTP server, for instance, you would follow these steps.
1 Select an ID number that you want to associate with this
2 The inbound and outbound port numbers for FTP are the same: 21. Enter 21 in the Public Port and Private Port fields.
3 Select the Port Type. For FTP, it is TCP, which is the default.
4 Click Add This Setting (in this case, there is no Save Changes button), and then click Write Settings to Flash and Reboot.
5 You need to enter the Host IP Address.
To obtain this address, navigate to the LAN Settings page by returning to the Advanced Setup page and clicking LAN. You’ll see the defined starting and ending IP address range; for example, 10.0.0.3 and 10.0.0.14. Your Host IP Address should be a static IP address outside of this
To set this static IP address, go to Start Settings Network and
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