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requirement can be addressed using the port forwarding function. The following figure shows the
application scenario.
Prerequisites
The WAN port of the router is assigned a public IP address.
Computer 1 is assigned a static IP address (Refer to DHCP Reservation function).
The default gateway IP address is the LAN IP address of the router.
All the firewall and antivirus software that may deny internet users' access to LAN
servers is disabled when port forwarding function is used.
Procedure
Step 1 Choose Advanced > Port Forwarding.
Step 2 Set Internal IP to the IP address of a LAN server. In this example, enter the IP address of
computer 1, which is a web server. In this example, it is 192.168.1.100
Step 3 Set Internal Port to the port number of the web service, which is 80 in this example.
External Port is set automatically.
Step 4 Set Protocol to the protocol of the web service. Both is recommended.
Step 5 Click , and then OK.