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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.
The port forwarding will translate the WAN IP address into a LAN IP address.
To configure a service, game, or other application select the external
connection (for example the Internet connection), from the Home screen,
click Advanced and under Advanced, select Port Forwarding. Next select the
computer hosting the service and add the corresponding firewall rule. If you
want to add a custom application, select the User category, click New and fill
in the port, protocols and description for your application.
For example, if you want to host a Netmeeting session, from the Home
screen, click Advanced and under Advanced, select Port Forwarding. First
select the IP address for your Netmeeting server. Next select the
Audio/Video category and add Netmeeting to the applied rules box. To view
the management rules, highlight Netmeeting and select view; this will
display the pre configured protocols and ports that Netmeeting will use. Now
assuming that your WAN connection is correct, you can run Netmeeting from
your server and call users that are on the Internet. If you know your WAN IP
address, users can call you. See Fig 1-30.
Figure 1-30: Port Forwarding
