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Port Forwarding
Using the Port Forwarding page, you can provide local services (for example web
hosting) for people on the Internet, or play Internet games. When users send this type of
request to your network via the Internet, the iConnectAccess624W will forward those
requests to the appropriate computer. Port Forwarding can be used with DHCP-assigned
addresses but remember that a DHCP address is dynamic (not static). For example, if
you were configuring a Netmeeting server, you would want to assign this server a static
IP address so that the IP address is not reassigned. Also remember that if an Internet
user is trying to access an Internet application, they must use the WAN IP address. Port
forwarding will translate the WAN IP address into a LAN IP address.
Configuring Port Forwarding is a two-part process. Firstly you must ensure that you have
a LAN IP Address configured, and once you have completed this, you can then configure
Port Forwarding.
To Configure Port Forwarding:
From any screen in the web interface,
step 1
Click the Advanced tab, then Port Forwarding. The following screen
appears:
step 2
From the WAN connection drop-down list, select the connection type for
which you wish to add the firewall rule.
step 3
From the LAN IP drop-down list, select the IP address for which you wish to
apply the rule. If you wish to add a new LAN IP address, highlight the user
category and click New IP button, and follow the instructions in To Add A
LAN Client:.
NOTE:
It is recommended that Static IP Addresses rather than DHCP IP
Addresses be used for Port Forwarding.
step 4
In the Category area of the screen, highlight the appropriate category radio
button. The Available Rules area displays common Internet services within
the selected category. Rules for each service can be viewed by clicking the
View button.
step 5
To add a rule for this connection, highlight the service / application from the
Available Rules window, then click Add. The rule then appears in the
Applied Rules area of the screen.
