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N300 WiFi Router (N300R) User Manual
Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-9
May 2012
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry
To edit or delete a port forwarding entry:
1. In the table, select the button next to the service name.
2. Click Edit Service or Delete Service to make changes.
3. Click Apply .
Application Example: Making a Local Web Server Public
If you host a Web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow Web requests
from anyone on the Internet to reach your Web server.
To make a local Web server public:
1. Assign your Web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address
reservation, as explained in
“Using Address Reservation” on page 4-5 . In this example, your
router will always give your Web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33.
2. In the Port Forwarding screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local
address of your Web server at
192.168.1.33 .
HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for Web servers.
3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to
use the name as described in
“Using a Dynamic DNS Service” on page 4-6 .
To access your Web server from the Internet, a remote user must know the IP address that has
been assigned by your ISP. However, if you use a Dynamic DNS service, the remote user can
reach your server by a user-friendly Internet name, such as myOn Networks.dyndns.org.
Figure 5-3