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DI-624M User’s Manual
D-Link Systems, Inc.
Frequently Asked Questions
Step 3: Check Enabled to activate entry.
Step 4: Enter a name for your virtual server entry.
Step 5: Next to Private IP, enter the IP Address of the computer on your local network
that you want to allow the incoming service to.
Step 6: Choose Protocol Type - either TCP, UDP, or both. If you are not sure, select
both.
Step 7: Enter the port information next to Private Port and Public Port. The private and
public ports are usually the same. The public port is the port seen from the WAN side,
and the private port is the port being used by the application on the computer within
your local network.
Step 8: Enter the Schedule information.
Step 9: Click Apply and then click Continue.
Note: Make sure DMZ host is disabled. If DMZ is enabled, it will disable all Virtual
Server entries.
Because our routers use NAT (Network Address Translation), you can only open a
specific port to one computer at a time. For example: If you have 2 web servers on your
network, you cannot open port 80 to both computers. You will need to configure 1 of the
web servers to use port 81. Now you can open port 80 to the first computer and then
open port 81 to the other computer.
