D-Link DI-514 User Manual

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Advanced > Virtual Server

Virtual Server
The DI-514 can be configured as a virtual server so that remote users
accessing Web or FTP services via the public IP address can be
automatically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local Area Network).

The DI-514 firewall feature filters out unrecognized packets to protect your
LAN network so all computers networked with the DI-514 are invisible to the
outside world. If you wish, you can make some of the LAN computers
accessible from the Internet by enabling Virtual Server. Depending on the
requested service, the DI-514 redirects the external service request to the
appropriate server within the LAN network.
The DI-514 is also capable of port-redirection meaning incoming traffic to a
particular port may be redirected to a different port on the server computer.

Each virtual services that are created will be listed at the bottom of the
screen in the Virtual Servers List. There are already pre-defined virtual

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