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5.7 Port forwarding
You can use Port Forwarding to allow the outside world to reach
other computers on your network. Port Forwarding is only used if
you use the Access Point as a gateway.
TCP/IP traffic packets have a port number that is an indication of
what type of traffic it is. For each service you want to make
available, you must create a Port Forwarding rule that says where
to send the traffic to.
This rule contains the port number of the traffic, and the IP address
of the destination.
1. Click Add to create a rule.
2. Enter the following data:
- Source port: the port number that is used to access the service
from the internet.
- Protocol: the kind of traffic (TCP and/or UDP) you want to
forward.
- Destination IP: the address of the host on your network that
provides the service.
- Destination port: the port number of the host that provides the
service.
3. Click OK.
For example: to make your Web server available you set a rule
with:
Source port = 80
Protocol = TCP
Destination IP = the address of your Web server.
Destination port = 80.
To delete a rule:
1. Click Delete.
A list of rules appears.
2. Check the check box for the rule(s) you want to delete.
3. Click OK.
