Netgear 13300241 User Manual

The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering:

Port triggering is used by any computer on your network, although only one computer can 

use it at a time.

Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network.

Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports, and the 

triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity.

Port forwarding is always active and is never triggered.

Using the port forwarding feature, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach 

servers on your local network. For example, you want to make a local web server, FTP 

server, or game server visible and available to the Internet.
Use the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen to configure the modem router to forward 

specific incoming protocols to computers on your local network. In addition to servers for 

specific applications, you can also specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming 

protocols are forwarded.
Before starting, you determine which type of service, application, or game you want to 

provide, and the local IP address of the computer that provides the service. The server 

computer always must have the same IP address.

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To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, 

use the reserved IP address feature of your wireless cable gateway. 

From the Advanced tab, select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.