Installation guide
Router setup - port forwarding 11
Router setup - port forwarding
To ensure that users can access ML Gateway (to control home automation functions) from a web panel/smart phone on the wide area network
(WAN), the network router must be congured to allow data trafc from specic ports. In the most common routers this feature is called port
forwarding.
The ports used for web panel access and mobile devices are:
Application: Port range:
- MLGW Web panel 80
- MLGW Telnet 23
- MLGW Protocol 9000
To dene the port forwarding rules in the network router follow
the procedure below.
- Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the network
router.
- Choose ‘Admin’ as user and type in the password to login.
- Go to the port forwarding section
(typical named Applications & Gaming).
- Type in the previously stated port settings (see example here).
! Be aware of that setup layout and names of menues in the costumers router may vary between types/brands of network routers, compared to the
shown example.
- Save settings and leave the router setup.