Overview

The Port Forwarding feature allows incoming traffic from the Internet to be forwarded to a particular computer or device on your Wi-Fi network. Normally, the built-in firewall blocks incoming traffic from the Internet. You use Port Forwarding to allow Internet users to access any server you are running on your computer, such as a Web, FTP, or E-mail server. For some online games, Port Forwarding must be used in order for the games to function correctly. Note that use of Port Forwarding creates a security risk and should remain off when not required.

Note:

Some Mobile Wireless Networks provide you with an IP address on their own network rather than an Internet IP address. In this case, Port Forwarding cannot be used because Internet users cannot reach your IP address.

Port Forwarding Applications:

Application Checkboxes

A number of common server applications are listed. To use any of these applications, follow this procedure:

• Install the application on a computer which is connected to this device's Wi-Fi network.
• On the computer, check its IP address for the Wi-Fi network. Alternatively, you can check the computer's IP address on the Connected Devices screen.
• On this screen, enter the computer's IP Address in the Connected Device IP Address field beside the application.
• Turn on this application on this screen by selecting its checkbox.
• Save your changes.
• On the Current Status screen, make a note of the Internet IP address of this device.
• Ask users on the Internet to connect to the Internet IP address of this device. These connection requests will be forwarded to the IP address specified in step 3.

Custom Applications

This feature allows you to define your own applications. Once defined, these applications can be turned on or off in the same way as pre-defined applications. To define an application, you need to know the ports and protocol (TCP, UDP) used by the application for incoming traffic. To start, click the Add Custom Application button, then provide the following data. Application Checkbox.

Use this to turn on an application after you have defined it.

Application Name

Enter a suitable name for the application you are defining.

Connected Device IP Address

Enter the IP address of the connected device which will receive this traffic.

Port Type and Port Numbers

Each application has its own port range. Enter the beginning and end of the port range for each application.

• For a port range, enter the beginning of the range in the From field and the end of the range in the To field.
• For a translate port, enter the port number in both the Ext and Int fields.

Protocol

For each port range, select the protocol (TCP or UDP) used by that port range.

Delete

Use checkbox to delete a custom application.