User's Manual

Advanced Settings
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A750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050
a. To edit the service, click the Edit Service button.
a. Edit the service.
b. Click the Apply button.
b. T
o delete the service, click the Delete Service button.
The service is removed from the table.
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public
If you host a web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow web
requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server.
¾ To make a local web server public:
1. Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP
address reservation.
In this example, your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33.
For more information, see Address Reservation on page 50.
2. On the Port Forwarding/Port
Triggering screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP
service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33.
HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers. For more information, see Set
Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers on page 123.
3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router t
o
use the name.
To access your web server from the Internet, a remote user must know the IP address
that your ISP has assigned. However, if you use a Dynamic DNS service, the remote user
can reach your server by a user-friendly Internet name, such as mynetgear.dyndns.org.
For more information, see Dynamic DNS on page 132.