44
A
GE
44
Port Forwarding
Multiple connections are required by some applications, such as internet games,
video conferencing, Internet telephony, and others. These applications have
difficulties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). This section is
used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and redirect data
through those ports to a single PC on your network.
Enable
: Place a check in this box to enable the port forwarding rule.
Name
: Assign a meaningful name to the virtual server, for example Web
Server. Several well-known types of virtual server are available from the
Application Name drop-down list. Selecting one of these entries fills some of
the remaining parameters with standard values for that type of server.
IP Address
: Specify the IP address for the virtual server entry.
TCP/UDP Ports
: Specify the TCP or UDP port numbers.
Schedule
: Select a
schedule
,
Always,
or
Never
from the drop-down list. If
a schedule does not exist, you may create it in the Tools > Schedule section.
Inbound
Filter
: Select an inbound filter from the drop-down list. If an
inbound filter does not exist, you may create it from Advanced > Inbound
Filter section.
Click on the
Save
button to insert the entry into the Port Forwarding list.
