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- Page 1 Vodafone MachineLink Port Forwarding Configuration Guide Doc No CG01203...
- Page 2 Copyright© 2019 Vodafone Group Plc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to NetComm Wireless and Vodafone. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of NetComm Wireless and Vodafone.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction ......................................4 Adding a Port Forwarding Rule ................................5 Verifying the Port Forwarding rule ............................... 8 Place device in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) ............................9 Verify the DMZ configuration ................................11 Port Forwarding Configuration Guide – Vodafone MachineLink 3 of 12 November 2019 v. -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Port forwarding enables programs or devices running on your LAN to communicate with other devices on the internet as if they were directly connected. Many internet services and applications use designated ports and when packets arrive at the router, they will be lost unless they are directed to the appropriate destination. -
Page 5: Adding A Port Forwarding Rule
Adding a Port Forwarding Rule This guide will take you through the steps required to add a port forwarding rule to your router. Open a web browser and navigate to the LAN IP address of your router. For the NTC-6000 Series, the default is http://192.168.20.1. For NTC-22x series, the default is https://192.168.1.1. - Page 6 Figure 2: Navigating to the Port forwarding page Click the + Add button to add a new rule. Figure 3: Adding a new rule Using the Protocol drop down list, select the protocol type to use for the rule. You can select TCP, UDP or All. Port Forwarding Configuration Guide –...
- Page 7 Figure 4: Entering the port forwarding rule details In the Source IP address field, enter the address from which the traffic will originate. This is usually a WAN IP address originating from the internet. In this example, we are setting the Source IP Address to 0.0.0.0 which allows connections from anywhere. In the Source port range (From) and (To) fields, enter the range of ports to forward.
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Page 8: Verifying The Port Forwarding Rule
RDP. We need to connect to the WAN IP address of the router and our request is forwarded on to the client (192.168.20.10). The WAN IP Address can be found by viewing the Status page of the NetComm Wireless M2M Series Router as shown below: Figure 6: The Status page showing the WAN IP Address Click the Windows Start button then type mstsc and press Enter. -
Page 9: Place Device In The Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)
Place device in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) A device connected to the router may be placed in the DMZ which gives it unrestricted access to the internet. All ports are forwarded to the device when it is in the DMZ. Placing a device in the DMZ can be useful for testing certain scenarios but is also risky since it puts the client device in a vulnerable position. - Page 10 Figure 9: Internet Settings - Routing – DMZ Set the DMZ option to ON and enter the IP address of the device that you want to place in the DMZ. Figure 10: DMZ Settings Click the Save button. The IP address you entered will have all ports forwarded to it. Port Forwarding Configuration Guide –...
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Page 11: Verify The Dmz Configuration
To test that it is in the DMZ, we can connect to the WAN IP Address using RDP. The WAN IP Address can be found by viewing the Status page of the NetComm Wireless M2M Series Router as shown below: Figure 11: The Status page showing the WAN IP Address Click the Windows Start button then type mstsc and press Enter. - Page 12 Port Forwarding Configuration Guide – Vodafone MachineLink 12 of 12 November 2019 v. 2.1 vodafone.netcommwireless.com...
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