User Manual Part 2

Wireless Nd1 Router User Guide
port of an inbound connection to this port range.
6. When you have specified these settings, click Add.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for any additional entries.
8. Click Save at the bottom of the page when you are finished.
Port Forwarding
With Port Forwarding, you can direct inbound traffic to specific clients on your network.
Ports are connections that are used by a computer to organize the various forms of network
traffic. A port can support both ingoing and outgoing network traffic, or just one-way network
traffic.
If you open a port, a specific service will be assigned to it and that service will communicate
with the network only through that port. Some applications require open service ports, such
as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony, and others.
An example of when you might want to enable this feature is if you are running a Web server
on one of your network clients. By enabling Port Forwarding, traffic to that Web site would
pass through the router and go directly to the appropriate network client, instead of going
through the router and suddenly having access to your whole network.
As an example, the router comes with a default port forwarding rule for a Web server on your
network where the ports for Web traffic (80) need to direct to the IP address for the Web
sever (default IP address: 192.168.2.120). To enable the rule, select the On checkbox for
the rule.
For detailed steps on configuring your own Port Forwarding rules, see the
Tutorials page.
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