The IP Protocol setting, along with the Port setting, specifies the protocol of the service
as TCP, UDP, ICMP, or IP. Traffic that is received by your access point via the specified
protocol at the specified port(s) is forwarded to the LAN hosts specified by the Servers
setting. Please see below for details on the Port and Servers settings.
Alternatively, the Protocol Selection Tool drop-down menu can be used to
automatically fill in the protocol and a single port number of common Internet services
(e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, etc.). After selecting an item from the Protocol Selection Tool
drop-down menu, the protocol and port number remain manually modifiable.
The Port setting specifies the port(s) that correspond to the service, and can be
configured to behave in one of the following manners:
Single Port, Port Range, Port Mapping
Single Port: Traffic that is received by your access point via the specified protocol at the
specified port is forwarded via the same port to the servers specified by the Server IP
Address setting. For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Single Port
and Service Port 80, TCP traffic received on port 80 is forwarded to the configured
servers via port 80.
Port Range: Traffic that is received by your access point via the specified protocol at the
specified port range is forwarded via the same respective ports to the LAN hosts
specified by the Server IP Address setting. For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP,
and Port set to Port Range and Service Ports 80-88, TCP traffic received on ports 80
through 88 is forwarded to the configured servers via the respective ports.
Port Mapping: Traffic that is received by your access point via the specified protocol at
the specified port is forwarded via a different port to the servers specified by the Server
IP Address setting.
For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Port Mapping, Service Port
80, and Map to Port 88, TCP traffic on Port 80 is forwarded to the configured server via
Port 88.
point.