Set Up Port Forwarding To Local Servers - NETGEAR WNR2000v4 User Manual

• Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports, and the
triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity.
• Port forwarding is always active and does not need to be triggered.

Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers

Using the port forwarding feature, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach
servers on your local network. For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP
server, or game server visible and available to the Internet.
Use the Port Forwarding screen to configure the router to forward specific incoming protocols
to computers on your local network. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can
also specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded.
Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application, or game you want
to provide, and the local IP address of the computer that should provide the service. The
server computer has to always have the same IP address.
Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP
address, use the reserved IP address feature (see
Reservation
To set up port forwarding:
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1. Select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering.
The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays.
By default, Port Forwarding is selected as the service type.
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