Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

Sharing: Making Computers Accessible from the Internet
FRITZ!Box 6820 LTE 47
11.2 Sharing: Making Computers Accessible from the
Internet
With default settings in the FRITZ!Box, programs on your com-
puter and LAN cannot be accessed from the Internet.
For applications like online games and file sharing software
or server services like HTTP, FTP, VPN, terminal and remote ac-
cess servers, you have to make your computer accessible for
other Internet users.
Port Forwarding
Using port sharing you allow incoming connections from the
Internet. By releasing certain ports for incoming connections,
you grant controlled access to the computers in your network
to other Internet users.
The following port forwarding methods are possible in the
FRITZ!Box:
PING IPv4:
The FRITZ!Box responds to ping inquiries from the
Internet addressed to the IPv4 address of the
FRITZ!Box.
IPv6:
The FRITZ!Box responds to ping inquiries from the
Internet addressed to the IPv6 address of the
FRITZ!Box. Additionally, you can set up PING6 port
forwarding rules for each computer in the home net-
work since each computer has its own globally valid
IPv6 address.