Enabling port forwarding, Enabling port forwarding for an application, Disabling port forwarding for an application – Sierra Wireless Overdrive User Manual

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102 Settings

Enabling Port Forwarding

Before you can use or configure Port Forwarding, you must enable it.

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Router > Basic

.

3.

Next to

Port Forwarding

, select

Enable

.

4.

Click

save

.

Enabling Port Forwarding for an Application

1.

Ensure you’ve enabled port forwarding. See “Enabling Port Forwarding” on page 102.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Router > Port Forward

.

3.

In the last row of the table, click the

Application

field, and select the application type from the list.

The values for

Start

and

End

ports are automatically filled in.

4.

If necessary, change the range of port numbers associated with the application. Traffic will be
allowed (not blocked) if its destination port number is in the specified range.

In the

Start

field, enter the number that starts the port range.

In the

End

field, enter the number that ends the port range.

If the range consists of only one port, enter the number that you entered in the

Start

field.

5.

In the

Protocol

list, click the protocol(s) used for this application (TCP, UDP, or both).

6.

In the

IP Address

field, enter the IP address of the server to be accessed.

7.

Ensure

Enable

is selected.

8.

Click

Add

.

9.

Click

save

.

Disabling Port Forwarding for an Application

1.

Ensure you’ve enabled port forwarding. See “Enabling Port Forwarding” on page 102.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Router > Port Forward

.

3.

To keep the application in the list (in case you want to re-enable port forwarding later on), clear
the

Enable

check box.

— or —

To remove the application from the list:

Click the row that you want to remove.

A row of buttons (

Delete

,

OK

,

Cancel

) appears.

Click

Delete

.

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