D-Link DIR-655 User Manual

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D-Link DIR-655 User Manual

Section  - Configuration

This will allow you to open a single port. If you would like to open a range of ports, refer to page 33.

Enter a name for the rule or select an application
from the drop-down menu. Select an application
and click

<< to populate the fields.

Enter the IP address of the computer on your
local network that you want to allow the incoming
service to. If your computer is receiving an IP
address automatically from the router (DHCP),
you computer will be listed in the “Computer
Name” drop-down menu. Select your computer
and click

<<.

Enter the port that you want to open next to Private
Port and Public Port. The private and public ports
are usually the same. The public port is the port
seen from the Internet side, and the private port
is the port being used by the application on the
computer within your local network.

Select

TCP, UDP, or Both from the drop-down

menu.

Select

Allow All (most common) or a created

Inbound filter. You may create your own inbound
filters in the

Advanced > Inbound Filter page.

The schedule of time when the Virtual Server
Rule will be enabled. The schedule may be set to
Always, which will allow the particular service to
always be enabled. You can create your own times
in the

Tools > Schedules section.

Name:

IP Address:

Private Port/

Public Port:

Protocol Type:

Inbound Filter:

Schedule:

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