User's Manual

Archer C3200 AC3200 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Router
Chapter 12. NAT Forwarding
Router’s Network Address Translation (NAT) function protects devices in the local network by
hiding the IP address of each device and use the same public IP address to communicate on the
Internet. But it also brings about the problem that external host cannot initiatively communicate
with the specified device in the local network.
With NAT forwarding the router can penetrate the isolation of NAT and external devices on the
Internet can initiatively communicate with the devices in the local network, thus to realize some
special demands.
TP-LINK router supports four NAT forwarding rules. If two or more rules are set, the priority of
implementation from high to low is Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, UPNP and DMZ.
12.1 Share Local Website on the Internet
I want to:
Share the personal website I’ve built in my home PC with my friends through the
Internet.
For example: The personal website has been built in my home PC. The PC is
connected to the router with the WAN IP address 218.18.232.154. I hope that
my friends on the Internet can visit my website in some way.
How can I
do that?
Tip: Two methods are introduced in this section. “Method 1 Though Virtual
Servers” is relatively more complex to configure but with higher security while
“Method 2 Through DMZ” is easier to configure but with lower security. Please
choose the proper method in accordance with your actual need.
Method 1 Through Virtual Server
1. Check to see the IP address of your PC. Take 192.168.0.100 as an
example. The port of HTTP service is 80.
Tip: The port varies in different service. Please verify the IP address of the
PC as the server and its internal service port. It is recommended to assign a
static IP to the PC. E.g., 192.168.0.100.
2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set
for the router.
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