NETGEAR MR814 v3 - Manual (Page 74)

Reference Manual for the MR814 v3 Cable/DSL Wireless Router
7-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router
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Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward 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. The DMZ Server is
configured in the Security Menu.
Before starting, you'll need to determine which type of service, application or game you'll provide
and the IP address of the computer that will provide each service. Be sure the computer’s IP
address never changes. To configure port forwarding to a local server:
1. From the Service & Game box, select the service or game that you will host on your network.
If the service does not appear in the list, refer to the following section, “ Adding a Custom
Service ”.
2. Enter the IP address of the local server in the corresponding Server IP Address box.
3. Click the Add button.
Adding a Custom Service
To define a service, game or application that does not appear in the Services & Games list, you
must determine what port numbers are used by the service. For this information, you may need to
contact the manufacturer of the program that you wish to use. When you have the port number
information, follow these steps:
1. Click the Add Custom Service button.
2. Enter the first port number in an unused Start Port box.
3. To forward only one port, enter it again in the End Port box. To specify a range of ports, enter
the last port to be forwarded in the End Port box.
4. Enter the IP address of the local server in the corresponding Server IP Address box.
5. Type a name for the service.
6. Click Apply at the bottom of the menu.
Note: To assure that the same computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved
IP address feature of your MR814 v3 router. See
“Using Address Reservation“ on page
7-8 for instructions on how to use reserved IP addresses.