User`s guide

USM-Metro-RKS1-091807-01 Ruckus Metro Broadband Gateway 55
Port Forwarding
Port Forwarding
Port forwarding enables application traffic through the firewall of your Ruckus Wireless Router to one of
the computers in your home. Ordinarily, the router blocks incoming traffic as a security protection, but if you
want other computers to be able to initiate communications with yours, you need to set up port forwarding.
In most cases, such as for web browsing, sending e-mail, or any other activity where your computer initiates
the communication, you don't need to set up port forwarding. You only need it when another computer, from
elsewhere "on the Internet", initiates the communications, or when you are operating a service, such as a web
server or an e-mail server, of your own.
Other examples include multi-player Internet game playing, participating in meetings using Microsoft's
NetMeeting™, or the various instant messaging protocols (AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, etc.).
The Port Forwarding Table contains the following columns:
• Name of the application or service. The name must be unique.
• Start port and End port: the starting port and ending (or listening) port on both ends of the
transmission
• Protocol for the transmission. Select either TCP, or UDP, or BOTH.
• IP Address of the server accepting the transmission; this is your server.
• Enable/Disable/Delete
Figure 46—Configure :: Por Forwarding page
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