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Table of contents Introduction ........................................................4 Adding a Port Forwarding Rule .................................................... 5 Placing a device in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)............................................8 vodafone.netcommwireless.com Vodafone MachineLink 3G – Remote Administration / DMZ Configuration Guide...
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Please consult your service provider or application developer for assistance with this. This document explains how to configure port forwarding and DMZ on the Vodafone MachineLink 3G Router so that a computer running Microsoft Remote Desktop Server can be accessed remotely. This is one example of how port forwarding and the demilitarized zone may be used, however there are many other uses for these features.
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From the menu bar along the top of the screen, click on Networking then click the Routing item on the left and finally click the Port forwarding link. Figure 3: Internet Settings - Routing – NAT vodafone.netcommwireless.com Vodafone MachineLink 3G – Remote Administration / DMZ Configuration Guide...
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Click the Save button. The port forwarding rule is displayed at the bottom of the screen as highlighted in Figure 4 below. Figure 6: Port fowarding rule added successfully. Vodafone MachineLink 3G – Remote Administration / DMZ Configuration Guide vodafone.netcommwireless.com...
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WAN IP address of the router and our request is forwarded on to the client (192.168.1.10). The WAN IP Address can be found by viewing the Status page of the Vodafone MachineLink 3G Router as shown below: Figure 7: The Status page showing the WAN IP Address Click Start then Run and type mstsc and press Enter.
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From the menu bar along the top of the screen, click on Networking then click the Routing item on the left and finally click the DMZ link. Figure 10: Internet Settings - Routing – NAT Vodafone MachineLink 3G – Remote Administration / DMZ Configuration Guide vodafone.netcommwireless.com...
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Enter the Local IP address of the device that you want to place in the demilitarized zone. Click the Save button. The IP address you entered will have all ports forwarded to it. vodafone.netcommwireless.com Vodafone MachineLink 3G – Remote Administration / DMZ Configuration Guide...
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Type the WAN IP address of the client and click Connect. Figure 13 - RDP Connection screen The remote desktop opens and prompts you to login. If it does not, verify your settings and try again. Vodafone MachineLink 3G – Remote Administration / DMZ Configuration Guide vodafone.netcommwireless.com...