User's Guide

TRENDnet User’s Guide

TWG-431BR

Firewall & security settings

Virtual server/Port forwarding

Advanced > Virtual Server

Virtual Server/Port forwarding rules allow to create inbound rules from the WAN

interfaces/Internet to your internal computers or devices for specific services/protocols

such as a file server (FTP), IP camera, web server (HTTP/HTTPS), or remote access, etc.

1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page”

on page 7).

2. Click on Advanced and click on Virtual Server.

3. Review the settings below. Click Edit to on the new entry in the list and click Save.

• Active – Select Enable to enable the virtual server/port forwarding rule.

• Comment – Enter a name or description for the virtual server/port forwarding rule.

• Protocol – Select the protocol for the port or service TCP or UDP.

• Interface – Click the drop-down list to select the external WAN interface(s) to allow:

ALL WAN, WAN1/2/3/4, WAN. For example, choosing WAN1 will only allow the

port forward to work on inbound connection requests on WAN1 only and inbound

connections requests on WAN2 will be denied. Choosing ALL WAN will allow will

enable the rule on all WAN interfaces.

• Public Port – Enter the external/public port number for the service to allow.

Note: You can also enter a consecutive range of ports in the following format: 80:90

• Private IP address – Enter the local/internal IP address of the device to forward the

port/protocol service.

• Private Port – Enter the internal/private port number for the service to allow.

Note: You can also enter a consecutive range of ports in the following format: 80:90

Typically, the internal port or port range is same as the external port or port range.

• Schedule – Allows you to select a schedule when the port forwarding rule should be

enabled or disabled.

4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes.