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D-Link DGL-5500 User Manual
Section 3 - Configuration
This will allow you to open a single port. If you would like to open a range of ports, refer to the next page.
Enter a name for the rule or select an application from
the drop-down menu. Select an application and click
<<
to populate the fields.
Enter the IP address of the computer on your local
network that you want to allow the incoming
service to. If your computer is receiving an IP address
automatically from the router (DHCP), you computer
will be listed in the “Computer Name” drop-down
menu. Select your computer and click
<<
.
Enter the port that you want to open next to Private
Port and Public Port. The private and public ports are
usually the same. The public port is the port seen from
the Internet side, and the private port is the port being
used by the application on the computer within your
local network.
Select
TCP
,
UDP
, or
Both
from the drop-down menu.
The schedule of time when the Virtual Server Rule will
be enabled. The schedule may be set to Always, which
will allow the particular service to always be enabled.
You can create your own times in the
Advanced
>
Schedules
section.
Select
Allow All
(most common) or a created Inbound
filter. You may create your own inbound filters in the
Advanced
>
Filter > Inbound Filter
page.
Name:
IP Address:
Private Port/
Public Port:
Protocol Type:
Schedule:
Inbound Filter:
Virtual Server