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Configuration with Advanced Setup
Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable / englisch / A31008-E505-B100-1-19 / configure_router.fm / 15.06.2004
Port Forwarding
Port Forwarding (the forwarding of requests to particular ports) is needed when you
wish to operate
services for the Internet on a PC in your LAN. For example, on
one of your PC's you could run a Web server which provides HTML pages. In this case the
router acts as the
, forwarding requests for an HTML page from the Inter-
net to the designated PC on which the Web server is running. Externally the router takes
on the role of the server. It receives requests from remote users under its public IP
address and automatically redirects them to local PC's. The private IP addresses of the
servers on the local network remain protected.
Internet services are addressed by defined
. The router needs a mapping table of
the port numbers to redirect the service requests to the server that actually provides the
service. You must create this mapping table.
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To set up Port Forwarding for a service, select
Port Forwarding
in the
Virtual server
menu.
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You will find an example of Port Forwarding in "Practical Tips and Config-
uration Examples" on the CD supplied.