User's Manual

Chapter 3 – Setting up the Gateway with a Network
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2002 Intel Corporation
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Using port forwarding
Port forwarding is useful if you have a web server running
on a computer on your local network. It allows you to
automatically direct traffic to a specific computer on your
network. You may also need port forwarding to host
some multi-player games, for video phone applications,
and for other interactive applications.
Related topics •See Enabling port forwarding on page 51.
•See Selecting a target computer by name on page
53.
•See Selecting a target computer by IP address on
page 55.
•See Creating a custom rule on page 57.
Step-by-step To enable port forwarding:
1 Click the Settings menu to expand its selections.
2 Click Port Forwarding.
The following appears.