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Chapter 8: Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network

Release 33 ISSUE 1.3 December 2015 SURFboard SBRAC1200P Wi-Fi Router User Guide

Internet. This allows you to open specific ports behind the firewall on your LAN to set up

dedicated connections between your computer and other remote computers for online

gaming or other online services. Some allowable services are predefined under the Commonly

Forwarded Ports.

Note: It is recommended that you manually configure the TCP/IP settings listed below on the

computer you are setting up for remote access. Otherwise, remote access to your computer

will not be available on the Internet.

 IP address

 Subnet mask

 Default gateway

 DNS address (at least one)

To set up Port Forwarding:

1. Click Advanced on the SBR-AC1200P Main Menu bar.

2. Click Port Forwarding from the Advanced submenu options.

Note: To map a port, you would enter the range of port numbers that you want

forwarded locally and the IP address for sending traffic to those ports. If you only want

a single port specification, enter the same port number in the start and end locations

for that IP address.

3. Do either of the following to set up the External IP Address:

• Keep the IP Address set at 0.0.0.0 in the External IP Address field and then enter the

port number in the Start Port field. Repeat the same port number in the End Port

field.This allows incoming data traffic on the specified ports from any remote IP

address.

• Enter a specific remote IP address of your choice in the External IP Address field and

then enter the specific port numbers in the Start Port and End Port fieldsThis allows

incoming data traffic on the specified ports from only one remote IP address.

Note: To forward a range of ports, enter the first number of the port range in the Start

Port field and the last number of the port range in the End Port field.

4. Do the following to set up your Local IP Address: