Configuring Your Router For Remote Viewing; Port Forwarding - Sling Media SlingPlayer User Manual

If you don't expect to view your Slingbox away from home, you can skip the Remote
Viewing section. You can always come back to it later.

Configuring your router for remote viewing

The assistant will configure many routers automatically. Some routers, however, don't
support automatic configuration. You need to manually configure these routers. The
assistant will indicate if you need to do manually configure your router.
If your router does not configure automatically, go to our Support site for details on
how to manually configure many popular routers:
http://us.slingmedia.com/page/support.html
If your router is not listed on our web site, check the documentation that came with
your router on how to enable port forwarding.
For you techies, the assistant uses your router's built-in Universal Plug and Play technology
(UPnP) or its built-in Network Address Translation Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP) for
automatic configuration.

Port forwarding

Part of configuring your router involves setting up what's called "port forwarding. " Port
forwarding allows remote devices (like a computer located away from your home, or
your mobile phone) to connect to a specific device (like your Slingbox) within your
home network.
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