Netgear R6250 Smart Wifi Router Ac1600 User Manual

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The Block Services screen lets you add and block specific Internet servi\
ces by computers on 
your network. This is called service blocking or port filtering. To add a service for blocking, 
first determine which port number or range of numbers the application us\
es. 
To block services:
1. 
Select 
Advanced > Security > Block Services .
2. Select either Per Schedule or  Always.
3.  If you selected Per Schedule, specify a time period in the Schedule scre\
en.
4....

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8. Select the radio button for the IP address configuration you want to block, and enter the IP 
addresses. 
You can block the specified service for a single computer, a range of computers with 
consecutive IP addresses, or all computers on your network.
9. Click Add.
Your changes are saved. 
Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports
Some application servers (such as FTP and IRC servers) send replies to multiple port 
numbers. Using the port triggering function of your...

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8. When you finish your chat session, your router eventually senses a period of inactivity in the 
communications. The router then removes the session information from its session table, 
and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port numbers 33333 or 113.
To configure port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs. 
Also, you need to know the number of the outbound port that triggers the opening of the 
inbound ports. You can usually...

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4. Your router performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source IP address, and 
sends this request message through the Internet to the remote computer, which displays the 
web page from www.example.com.
To configure port forwarding, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs. 
You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the 
relevant user groups or news groups.
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port...

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To forward specific incoming protocols:
1. 
Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering .
2. Leave the  Port Forwarding  radio button selected as the service type.
3.  In the Service Name list, select the service name.
If the service is not in the list, see Add a Custom Service on page  75
4.  Fill in the Server IP 
 Address field
5.  Click  Add.
The list now includes the service.
Add a Custom Service
To define a service, game, or...

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3. 
Click the  Add Custom Service  button.
4. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 
5.  In the Service 
 Type field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select  TCP/UDP.
6.  In the Eternal Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number
 . 
• If the application uses a single port, enter the same port number in the\
 Ending Port 
field.
• If the application uses a range of ports, enter the ending port number o\
f the range in 
the External...

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2. In the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP 
service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33. 
HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers.
3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to 
use the name. 
To access your web server from the Internet, a remote user has to know the IP address 
that your ISP assigned. However, if you use a Dynamic DNS...

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2. 
Select the  Port Triggering radio button.
3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
Note: If the Disable Port Triggering check box is selected after you configure 
port triggering, port triggering is disabled. However, any port triggering 
configuration information you added to the router is retained even 
though it is not used.
4.  In the Port 
 Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. 
This value controls the inactivity timer for the...

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•
Single address restricts the service to a particular computer. 
4.  Select the service type, either  TCP or UDP or both (TCP/UDP). If you are not sure, select 
TCP/UDP
 .
5.  In the 
Triggering Port field, enter the number of the outbound traffic port to open the ause 
the inbound ports to be opened. 
6.  Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection 
 Type, Starting Port, and 
Ending Port fields.
7.  Click  Apply .
The service is added in to the...

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3. 
Select your time zone from the list. If you use daylight savings time, s\
elect the 
Automatically adjust for daylight savings time  check box. 
4.  Click  Apply . 
Your settings are saved.
Security Event Email Notifications
To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in th\
e E-mail screen, and  specify which alerts you want to receive and how often. 
To set up email notifications:
1.  Select  Advanced > Security >  E-mail.
2. Select the...