Operation Manual

Cerberus ADSL2+ Wi-Fi (P 6331-5)
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Application / Port Forwarding
Port forwarding (or virtual server) allows you to direct incoming traffic to specific LAN hosts
based on a protocol port number and protocol. Using the Port Forwarding page, you can
provide local services (for example, web hosting) for people on the Internet or play Internet
games. Port forwarding is configurable per LAN group.
WAN Connection – Select WAN connection used for Port Forwarding.
Allow Incoming Ping – Select to allow incoming Ping packets to reach your LAN.
Select LAN Group / LAN IP – Select Group and then enter LAN IP address of host which
rules you want to configure.
New IP – Opens LAN Clients page where you can add new static IP address (refer to LAN /
LAN Clients section for more details).
DMZ – Opens DMZ Settings page where you can enable and configure DMZ settings.
Custom Port Forwarding – Opens Custom Port Forwarding page where you can create
more advanced rules.
Category – Rules are grouped based on their purpose. You can create your own rules in User
Category.
Available Rules – List of all available rules in selected category. Select rule and click Add to
add this rule to Applied Rules list.
Applied Rules – List of all active rules for selected host. Select rule and click Remove to
remove this rule from Applied Rules list.
New – Active only under User category. Opens Rule Management page.
View – Opens Rule Management page with details of selected rule.
Delete – Active only under User category. Use this button to delete selected rule.
You can open below pages from Port Forwarding page:
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• Rule Management (New Rule)
The Rule Management page allows you to create new rules. To create new rule enter
Rule Name, Protocol, Port Start, Port End, and Port Map, and then click Apply.
Created rules can be also used to set IP Filters (Security Tab).
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• DMZ
Setting a host on your local network as demilitarized zone (DMZ) forwards any network
traffic that is not redirected to another host via the port forwarding feature to the IP
address of the host. This opens the access to the DMZ host from the Internet. This