FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable
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Port Forwarding: Making Computers Accessible from the Internet
4.
Click the
button.
5.
Select the list you would like to edit and then click “Ed-
it”.
6.
Edit the list in the window that opens.
Adding Network Applications
Requirements
The “Internet / Filters” menu is available only if the FRITZ!Box
is connected with the cable junction.
Adding a Network Application
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see
.
2.
Select the “Internet / Filters” menu.
3.
Select the “Lists” tab.
4.
Click .
5.
In the “Network Application” window, enter the network
application you would like to add to the list.
13.2
Port Forwarding: Making Computers Accessible from the Internet
With default settings in the FRITZ!Box, programs on your com-
puter and LAN cannot be accessed from the Internet.
For applications like online games and file sharing software
or server services like HTTP, FTP, VPN, terminal and remote ac-
cess servers, you have to make your computer accessible for
other Internet users.
Port Forwarding
Using port forwarding you allow incoming connections from
the Internet. By releasing certain ports for incoming connec-
tions, you grant controlled access to the computers in your
network to other Internet users.
The following port forwarding methods are possible in the
FRITZ!Box:
