Chapter 8
:
Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network
Release 33 ISSUE 1.3 December 2015
SURFboard SBRAC1200P Wi-Fi Router User Guide
Copyright ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 2015. All Rights Reserved.
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Internet. This allows you to open specific ports behind the firewall on your LAN to set up
dedicated connections between your computer and other remote computers for online
gaming or other online services. Some allowable services are predefined under the Commonly
Forwarded Ports.
Note: It is recommended that you manually configure the TCP/IP settings listed below on the
computer you are setting up for remote access. Otherwise, remote access to your computer
will not be available on the Internet.
IP address
Subnet mask
Default gateway
DNS address (at least one)
To set up Port Forwarding:
1.
Click
Advanced
on the SBR-AC1200P Main Menu bar.
2.
Click
Port Forwarding
from the Advanced submenu options.
Note: To map a port, you would enter the range of port numbers that you want
forwarded locally and the IP address for sending traffic to those ports. If you only want
a single port specification, enter the same port number in the start and end locations
for that IP address.
3.
Do either of the following to set up the External IP Address:
•
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.This allows incoming data traffic on the specified ports from any remote IP
address.
•
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 Port
and
End Port
fieldsThis 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.
4.
Do the following to set up your Local IP Address:
