- Edimax Ethernet Broadband Router User's Manual

2.4.2 Virtual Server

Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet

application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to

recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular service port

number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number. (See Glossary for

an explanation on Port number)

Parameter Description

Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server.

Private IP

This is the LAN client/host IP address that the Public Port number packet will be sent to.

Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Virtual Server to

work properly.

Private Port

This is the port number (of the above Private IP host) that the below Public Port number

will be changed to when the packet enters your LAN (to the LAN Server/Client IP)

Type

Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both). If you are unsure, then leave it

to the default both protocol.

Public Port

Enter the service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be

re-directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN

Note: Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function if there is a conflict

between the Virtual Server and the DMZ settings.

Comment The description of this setting.

Add Virtual Server

Fill in the "Private IP", "Private Port", "Type", “Public Port” and "Comment" of the setting

to be added and then click "Add". Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the

"Current Virtual Server Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to

retype again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared.

Remove Virtual Server

If you want to remove some Virtual Server settings from the " Current Virtual Server

Table", select the Virtual Server settings you want to remove in the table and then click

"Delete Selected". If you want remove all Virtual Server settings from the table, just click

"Delete All" button. Click "Reset" will clear your current selections.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections

or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)