NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4000 - Manual (Page 44)

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N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4000 User Manual
• Local computers access the local server using the computer’s local LAN address.
Attempts by local computers to access the server using the external WAN IP address fail.
To configure port forwarding to a local server:
1. Select Advanced > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
2.
Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type as shown in the following
figure:
3. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you will host on your network.
If the service does not appear in the list, you can add a custom service as described in
the following section..
4. In the Server IP Address field, enter the last digit of the IP address of your local computer
that will provide this service.
5. Click Add. The service appears in the list in the screen.
Note:
To edit or delete a port forwarding entry in the table, select the
button next to the service name and click Edit Service or Delete
Service
.
Add a Custom Service
To define a service, game, or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, you
need to know which port number or range of numbers is used by the application. You can
usually find out by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups.