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5.8 Forwarding
Figure 5-29 The Forwarding menu
There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 5-29): Virtual Servers,
Port Triggering
, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the
corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
5.8.1 Virtual Servers
Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and
FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from the Internet to this service
port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a
virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change
when using the DHCP function. You can set up virtual servers on this page, shown in Figure
5-30:
Figure 5-30 Virtual Servers
¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of
service ports (the format is XXX – YYY, XXX is the start port, YYY is the end port).
¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC providing the service application.
¾ Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols
supported by the router).
¾ Status -
The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled.
To setup a virtual server entry:
1. Click the Add New button. (pop-up Figure 5-31)
2. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common
Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the number of the
service port or service port range in the Service Port box.
3. Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address box.
4. Select the protocol used for this application, either TCP or UDP, or All.
5. Select
the Enable checkbox to enable the virtual server.
6. Click the Save button.