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15 Port Forwarding
15.1 Port Forwarding Service
The Pepwave MAXcan act as a firewall that blocks, by default, all inbound access from the Internet. By
usingPort Forwarding, Internet users can access the servers behind Pepwave MAX.
Inbound Port Forwarding rules can bedefined at Advanced>Port Forwarding:
To define a new service, click the Add Servicebutton, upon which the following appears:
Port Forwarding Settings
Enable
This setting specifies whether the inbound service rule takes effect.
When Yes is selected, the inbound service rule takes effect. If the inbound traffic matches
the specified IP Protocol and Port, action will be taken by the Pepwave MAX based on the
other parameters of the rule.
When No is selected, the inbound service rule does not take effect. The Pepwave MAX
will disregard the other parameters of the rule.
Service Name
This setting identifies the service to the System Administrator.
Valid values for this setting consist only of alphanumeric and the underscore “_”
characters.
IP Protocol
The IP Protocol setting, along with the Port setting, specifies the protocol of the service as
TCP, UDP, ICMP or IP.
Traffic that is received by the Pepwave MAX via the specified protocol at the specified
port(s) is forwarded to the LAN hosts specified by the Servers setting.
(Please see below for details on the Port and Servers settings.)
Alternatively, the Protocol Selection Tool drop-down menu can be used toautomatically