Adding A Custom Service - NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 User Manual

Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application, or game you will
provide, and the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service. Be sure the
computer's IP address never changes.
Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address,
use the reserved IP address feature of your WNR1000v3h2 router. See
Using Address Reservation
reserved IP addresses.
To configure port forwarding to a local server:
1. Select Port Forwarding/Port Triggering under Advanced in the main menu. The Port
Forwarding/Port Triggering screen displays
Figure 1.
2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you will host on your network.
If the service does not appear in the list, see the following section,
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3. In the corresponding Server IP Address fields, enter the last digit of the IP address of your
local computer that will provide this service.
4. To the right of Server IP Address, click Add. The service appears in the list in the screen.

Adding a Custom Service

To define a service, game, or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, you
must first determine which port number or range of numbers is used by the application. You
can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user
groups or newsgroups. When you have the port number information, follow these steps:
1. Select Port Forwarding/Port Triggering under Advanced in the main menu.
2. Click Add Service (see
62 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network
on page 50 for instructions on how to use
Figure on page 62).The Ports–Custom Services screen displays.
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Adding a Custom Service