- Netgear Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router Manual

46 | Chapter 5: Advanced
Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Port forwarding and port triggering are advanced features that affect the behavior of
the firewall in your router. In the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen, you can make
local computers or servers available to the Internet for different services (for example, FTP or
HTTP), to play Internet games (like Quake III), or to use Internet applications (like
CU-SeeMe)
• Port f
orwarding is designed for FTP, Web server, or other server-based services. Once
port forwarding is set up, requests from the Internet are forwarded to the proper server.
• Port t
riggering monitors outbound traffic. When the router detects traffic on the specified
outbound port, it remembers the IP address of the computer that sent the data and
triggers the incoming port. Incoming traffic on the triggered port is then forwarded to the
triggering computer. Port triggering allows requests from the Internet only after a
designated port is triggered. Port triggering applies to chat and Internet games.
Port Forwarding
To set up port forwarding:
1. From the ma
in menu, under the Advanced Heading, select Port Forwarding/Port
Triggering. The following screen displays:
By default, the Port Forwarding radio button is selected.
2. Y
ou can select a service or create a custom service.
• Select a service
from the Service Name drop-down list and specify the computer’s IP
address
• If you wan
t to add a service that is not in the list, click the Add Custom Service
button. Fill in the fields in the Add Custom Service screen.
The service appears in the list.