User Manual
Table Of Contents
- RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834A Reference Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Manual
- Chapter 2 Introduction
- Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet
- Prepare to Install Your Wireless Router
- First, Use the Smart Wizard to Configure the Wireless Router
- Now, Set Up a Computer for Wireless Connectivity
- Troubleshooting Tips
- How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection
- Using the Smart Setup Wizard
- NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation
- Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration
- Chapter 5 Content Filtering
- Chapter 6 Maintenance
- Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration of the Router
- Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings
- Configuring Port Triggering and Port Forwarding
- Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
- Configuring the WAN Setup Options
- Using the LAN IP Setup Options
- Using a Dynamic DNS Service
- Configuring Static Routes
- Enabling Remote Management Access
- Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
- Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834A Reference Manual
7-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router
v1.0, April 2006
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as a single machine to the Internet,
you can make a local server (for example, a Web server or game server) visible and available to the
Internet. This is done using the Port Forwarding menu.
Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward incoming protocols to computers
on your local network. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a
Default DMZ Server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded. The DMZ Server is
configured in the WAN Setup menu as discussed in “Configuring the WAN Setup Options” on
page 7-11.
Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application or game you will
provide, and the IP address of the computer that will provide the service. Be sure the computer’s IP
address never changes.
To configure port forwarding to a local server:
1. From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on Port Forwarding /
Port Triggering to view the port forwarding menu, shown below.
Note: To assure that the same computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved
IP address feature of your WNR834A router. See “Using Address Reservation” on
page 7-15 for instructions on how to use reserved IP addresses.
Figure 7-6