80 frequently asked questions (continued) – D-Link DI-624 User Manual

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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

How do I open a range of ports on my DI-624 using Firewall rules?

Step 1

Access the router’s web configuration by entering the router’s IP Address in

your web browser. The default IP Address is 192.168.0.1. Login using your password.

The default username is “admin” and the password is blank.

If you are having difficulty accessing web management, please see the first question

in this section.

Step 2

From the web management Home page, click the Advanced tab then click

the Firewall button.

Step 3

Click on

Enabled and type in

a name for the new

rule.

Step 4

Choose WAN

as the Source and

enter a range of IP

Addresses out on the

internet that you

would like this rule

applied to. If you

would like this rule to

allow all internet

users to be able to

access these ports,

then put an Asterisk

in the first box and

leave the second box
empty.

Step 5

Select LAN as the Destination and enter the IP Address of the computer on

your local network that you want to allow the incoming service to. This will not work
with a range of IP Addresses

.

Step 6

Enter the port or range of ports that are required to be open for the incoming

service.

Step 7

Click Apply and then click Continue.

Because our routers use NAT (Network Address Translation), you can only open a

specific port to one computer at a time. For example: If you have 2 web servers on

your network, you cannot open port 80 to both computers. You will need to configure

1 of the web servers to use port 81. Now you can open port 80 to the first computer
and then open port 81 to the other computer.

Note: Make sure DMZ host is disabled.

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