10 port forwarding – Freecom Technologies Storage Gateway NETWORK HARD DRIVE User Manual

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5.10 Port Forwarding

Port forwarding allows you to forward ports from clients on the local network to any
port(s) on the FSG that you select. This makes it possible to access services of the local
area network from other networks such as the Internet. Services on certain clients can
thus act as servers as they can now be reached via preset ports that no one else is using.

Example using the remote tool VNC

Click 'Services' -> Port Forwarding on the overview. To add a new forwarding, click 'New'.

You may choose any name for the port sharing. You can either share individual ports
(separated by a comma) (see example) or set an entire range of ports by inserting a ':'
between each of them. You can set the protocol in the drop-down menu 'Protocol' and
the client IP address of the port(s) in your local area network under 'IP address. VNC
requires ports 5800 and 5900. Enter these two ports as seen in the illustration below.
Select the TCP protocol and enter the IP address of the computer where the ports are
forwarded. Then press 'Apply'.

Port Forwarding

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