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D-Link DSL-X1852E User Manual
Section 4 - Configuration
Port Forwarding
Port forwarding allows you to specify a port or range of ports to open
for specific devices on the network. This might be necessary for certain
applications to connect through the router. To access this page, go to
Features
>
Port Forwarding
.
If you wish to remove a rule, select it in the
Check
column, then click
Delete
in
the upper right corner. If you wish to edit a rule, click in the
Edit
column. If
you wish to create a new rule, click the
Add
button. Click
Save
when you are
done. If you edit or create a rule, the following options will appear:
To begin, select either
Customize
to customize your service and ports or
Select Application
to use a pre-defined service with the associated port.
Protocol:
Select
TCP
,
UDP
or both
TCP/UDP
. Refer to the documentation for
this service hosting on your internal computer.
External Port:
Enter the external port for this type of service.
Internal Port:
Enter the internal port for this type of service.
Internal Server:
Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that should
receive the service requests.
Mapping Name:
Enter a name for this service or application. Do not include space in
the name.
Click
Add
when you are done or
Delete
to remove the selected rule. After
creating a port forwarding rule, you can select it and click
Open
to enable it
or
Close
to disable it. The Status column will reflect its current enable/disable
status. Up to 10 rules can be created.
