Port Forwarding - D-Link DIR-457U User Manual

Section 5 - WEB Configuration
Port Forwarding is a feature that allows you to open a single port or a range of ports and redirect the data received through those ports to
a single PC on your network.
Name:
Enter a name for the rule or select an application
from the drop-down menu. Select an application
and click << to populate the fields.
IP Address:
Enter the IP address of the computer on your
local network that you want to allow the incoming
service to in the Private IP field. You have the
option of specifying a Public IP address for the
incoming connection.
Public Port/
Enter the range of ports that you want to open
Private Port: next to the Private Port and Public Port fields.
The private and public ports are usually the
same. The private ports are the ports being
used by the application on the computer within
your local network, and the public ports are the
ports seen from the Internet side.
Traffic Type:
Use the drop-down menu to select whether
TCP, UDP, or Any types of traffic are being
used for the port forwarding rule.
Schedule:
Select a schedule for when the Port Forwarding
Rule will be enabled. The schedule may be set
to Always, which will allow the particular service
to always be enabled.
When you have finished configuring the above settings, click to check the boxes next to the Forwarding Rules entries you want to be active
and click the Save Settings button at the top or bottom of the window to save the settings. .
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