42D-Link DSL-520B ADSL2+ Modem User Manual
Section 7 - Device Info
Additionally,portforwardingenablesyoutoredirecttractoadierentportinsteadoftheonetowhichitwasdesignated.
Forexample,ifyouhaveaWebserverrunningonyourPConport8080andyouwanttograntaccesstothisservertoanyone
whoaccessesDSLrouterviaHTTP.Toaccomplishthis,doasfollows:
Step 1
DeneaportforwardingrulefortheHTTPservice,withthePCIPorhostname.
Step 2
Specify 8080 in the Forward to Port eld.
AllincomingHTTPtracisforwardedtothePCrunningtheWebserveronport8080.Whensettingaportforwardingservice,
ensurethattheportisnotusedbyanotherapplication,whichmaystopfunctioning.AcommonexampleiswhenusingSIP
signalinginVoiceoverIP,theportusedbythegatewayVoIPapplication(5060)isthesameport,onwhichportforwardingis
set for LAN SIP agents.
Note: Some applications, such as FTP, TFTP, PPTP and H323, require the support of special specic application level gateway (ALG)
modules in order to work inside the home network. Data packets associated with these applications contain information that allows
them to be routed correctly. An ALG is needed to handle these packets and ensure that they reach their intended destinations. DSL
routerisequippedwitharobustlistofALGmodulesinordertoenablemaximumfunctionalityinthehomenetwork.TheALGis
automatically assigned based on the destination port.
Virtual servers are congured for this purpose.