X7968r / X7967r / X7927r / X7922r User’s Guide46Port Forwarding ConfigurationPort forwarding enables you to run a server on your local network that can be accessed fromthe Internet. You need to set up port forwarding to tell the device on which computer theserver is held. When port forwarding is enabled, your router (the device) routes all theinbound traffic on a particular port to the chosen computer on your network.Figure 50: Port Forwarding ConfigurationTo configure port forwarding: Click Add.Add New Part Forwarding Rule page opens:Figure 51: Port Forwarding Settings Specify the new port forwarding rule name either by selecting from thePre-defined drop down lists or typing a name in User defined text box. Select the WAN Interface from the drop down list where the incoming packetcoming from. Enter the IP address in Forward to Internal Host IP Address which the server isheld.
