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 Chapter 16 Network Address Translation (NAT)
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Note: Many residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server 
processes (such as a Web or FTP server) from your location. Your ISP may 
periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any 
active services at your location. If you are unsure, refer to your ISP.
Port forwarding allows you to define the local servers to which the incoming services will be 
forwarded. To change your Router’s port forwarding settings, click Network > NAT > Application
The screen appears as shown.
Note: If you do not assign a Default Server IP address in the NAT > General screen, 
the Router discards all packets received for ports that are not specified in this 
screen or remote management.
Refer to 
 for port numbers commonly used for particular services.
Figure 100   
Network > NAT > Application 
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 64   
Network > NAT > Application
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Add Application Rule
Active 
Select the check box to enable this rule and the requested service can be forwarded to the 
host with a specified internal IP address.
Clear the checkbox to disallow forwarding of these ports to an inside server without having 
to delete the entry. 
Service Name
Type a name (of up to 31 printable characters) to identify this rule in the first field next to 
Service Name. Otherwise, select a predefined service in the second field next to Service 
Name
. The predefined service name and port number(s) will display in the Service Name 
and Port fields.
Port
Type a port number(s) to define the service to be forwarded to the specified server.
To specify a range of ports, enter a hyphen (-) between the first port and the last port, such 
as 10-20.
To specify two or more non-consecutive port numbers, separate them by a comma without 
spaces, such as 123,567.
Server IP 
Address
Type the IP address of the server on your LAN that receives packets from the port(s) 
specified in the Port field.