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III-5-2. Virtual Server
You want to share resources on your PC with your friends who are not in your
LAN. But, by default, the router's firewall blocks inbound traffic from the
Internet to your computers except replies to your outbound traffic. You can
use the Port Forwarding feature to create exceptions to this rule so that your
friends can access these files from external networks.
When accessing your PC from Internet, type "protocol://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:port
number" into your browser’s address or location field. The protocol and port
are the ones used by the service and "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the WAN IP address
of your router. For example, a FTP server uses the ftp protocol and 21
(standard port number). Click “Advanced Settings” and select “Virtual Server”
to access this feature.
