Netgear WNR2500 User Manual - Page 93

Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry, Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public

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N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry  To edit or delete a port forwarding entry: 1. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering. The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays. 2. In the table, select the radio button next to the service that you want to edit or delete. 3. To edit the service, click the Edit Service button. The Ports - Custom Services screen displays. a. Edit the service. b. Click the Apply button. 4. To delete the service, click the Delete Service button. The service is removed from the table. Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public If you host a web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server.  To make a local web server public: 1. Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation. In this example, your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33. 2. On the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33. HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers. 3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to use the name. For more information, see Dynamic DNS on page 97. To access your web server from the Internet, a remote user must know the IP address that your ISP has assigned. However, if you use a Dynamic DNS service, the remote user can reach your server by a user-friendly Internet name, such as mynetgear.dyndns.org. Set Up Port Triggering Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases: • More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application (but not simultaneously). • An application must open incoming ports that are different from the outgoing port. Advanced Settings 93

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Advanced Settings
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N450 Wireless Router WNR2500
Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry
To edit or delete a port forwarding entry:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering
.
The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays.
2.
In the table, select the radio button next to the service that you want to edit or delete.
3.
To edit the service, click the
Edit Service
button.
The Ports - Custom Services screen displays.
a.
Edit the service.
b.
Click the
Apply
button.
4.
To delete the service, click the
Delete Service
button.
The service is removed from the table.
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public
If you host a web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow web
requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server.
To make a local web server public:
1.
Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP
address reservation.
In this example, your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33.
2.
On the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP
service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33.
HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers.
3.
(Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to
use the name.
For more information, see
Dynamic DNS
on page
97. To access your web server from the
Internet, a remote user must know the IP address that your ISP has assigned. However, if
you use a Dynamic DNS service, the remote user can reach your server by a
user-friendly Internet name, such as mynetgear.dyndns.org.
Set Up Port Triggering
Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases:
More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application (but not
simultaneously).
An application must open incoming ports that are different from the outgoing port.