User's Manual
Conguring My Network Settings
4.2 Using My Network Settings
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4.2e Port Forwarding
Activating “Port Forwarding” allows the network to be exposed to the Internet
in certain limited and controlled ways, enabling some applications to work from
the local network (game, voice, and chat applications, for example), as well
as allowing Internet access to servers in the local network. To set this up on a
networked device, locate the device in the My Network column, then click Port
Forwarding. The “Port Forwarding” screen appears.
To set up basic por t for warding:
Click the arrow next to “Specify IP” to display a menu and either enter the IP 1.
address of the item to port forward from, or choose an item from the drop-
down menu.
Click the arrow next to “Protocol” and select a pre-configured application 2.
from the drop-down menu.
Select an option from the “Destination Ports” drop-down list. If a single port 3.
or range of ports is selected, enter the port numbers in the text boxes
that appear.
Click 4. Add. The new port forwarding rule appears in the “Applied rules” table
at the bottom of the screen.