Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network
SURFboard® SBG6900-AC Wireless Cable Modem & Router
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User Guide
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Figure 50 – Create Forwarded Ports Screen or Advanced Port Forwarding Screen
5.
Do either of the following to set up the External IP Address:
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Keep the IP Address set at
0.0.0.0
in the External IP Address field and then enter the port
number in the Start Port field. Repeat the same port number in the End Port field (select
a specific port from the Commonly Forwarded Ports drop-down list or see Figure 51 for
the list).
This allows incoming data traffic on the specified ports from
any
remote IP address.
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Enter a specific remote IP address of your choice in the External IP Address field and
then enter the specific port numbers in the Start and End Port fields (select a specific
port from the Commonly Forwarded Ports drop-down list or see Figure 51 for the list).
This allows incoming data traffic on the specified ports from only
one
remote IP address.
Note
: To forward a range of ports, enter the first number of the port range in the Start Port field and
the last number of the port range in the End Port field.
6.
Do the following to set up your Local IP Address:
a.
Enter the IP address of your local computer that you are setting up for port forwarding.
b.
Enter the port number of your choice in the Start Port field. Repeat the same port
number in the End Port field (select a specific port from the Commonly Forwarded Ports
drop-down list or see Figure 51 for the list).
Note
: To forward a range of ports, enter the first number of the port range in the
Local
Start Port
field and the last number of the port range in the
Local
End Port field.
7.
Enter a description to name the forwarded port you are creating.
8.
Select TCP, UDP, or BOTH from the Internet Protocol drop-down list.
9.
Select On to enable port forwarding or Off to disable it.
10.
Click
Apply
.
11.
Click Add to insert the service in the Port Forwarding table.