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How to Configure Port Forwading

Description: Port forwarding is the process to open specific ports and allow connections from the Internet or out side of the local network to reach a server located behind the Firewall This allows Internet users to reach the server through the NetXGATE without knowing the server’s internal IP address. Port forwarding uses an IP address plus port number to route network requests to specific devices..

Below steps shall be followed to configure Port Forwading in NetXGATE Firewall.

Note- This example describes how to configure port forwarding to allow access to an internal WebServer with the HTTP access protocol which uses the default port of 80.

Steps to be followed:

1: Login to NetXGATE NG Firewall.
2: Go to Configuration > Firewall / NAT , Select Port Forward.
3: Click the + (Add) icon over ‘Port Forward Rules ’ window to add a New Port Forward .
4: Under 'Control Box' , Rule Name : Enter a description related to the rule being configured for your reference.
5: Under 'Protocol Box' , Set Action : Forward . And for Protocol : TCP or UDP or TCP/UDP (Depend On Application.For this example, we uisng TCP) and If u need Log enables it.
6: Under 'Incoming Box' , Set Zone : WAN (This will typically be the interface that connects your NetXGATE unit to the Internet).
7: Set Feild Original Services / Port : 80 ( For this example, the HTTP service uses port 80 ).
8: Under Original Destination : 111.1.1.1 , Mention the WAN IP address ( For this example, the WAN-1 Interface IP is 111.1.1.1 )
For Original Destination or WAN IP Address. You can use:

• The NetXGATE unit WAN / Public IP
• If you have a cable or DSL connection with a dynamic IP, you can use ' Any '
• If your ISP provides a block of IPs that route to your NetXGATE unit WAN interface, you can add one of these IPs here

9: Next , Under 'Forward Address Box' , set Zone : LAN ( This will typically be the interface that connects your NetXGATE unit to the LAN Network ).
10: Set Server IP : 192.168.1.10 ( For this example , IP address of the webserver PC ) .
11: Similarly under Forward Service / Port : Any or 80 . Defualt- Any
The following image shows an example of how to configure the settings:

After making the above necessary configuration, Click Save and Restart Service.