Netgear R7500v2 Nighthawk Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router 802 11ac User Manual

Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server
If your home network includes a server, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach the server.
For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP server, or game server visible and available
to the Internet.
The router can forward incoming traffic with specific protocols to computers on your local network.You
can specify the servers for applications and you can also specify a default DMZ server to which the router
forwards all other incoming...

If the service that you want to add is not in the menu, create a custom service. See Add a Custom
Port Forwarding Service on page 163.
9.In the Server IP Address field, enter the IP address of the computer that will provide the service.
10.Click the Add button.
The service displays in the menu.
Specify Internet Port Settings
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Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service
To add a custom service:
1.Find out which port number or range of numbers the application uses.
You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or
news groups.
2.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
3.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
4.Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin.The default password is password.The user...

•Type the port numbers in the Internal Port Range field.
12.In the Internal IP address field, type the IP addressor select the radio button for an attached device
listed in the table.
13.Click the Apply button.
The service is now in the list on the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page.
Edit a Port Forwarding Service
To edit a port forwarding entry:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.Enter...

The user name is admin.The default password is password.The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
The Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page displays.
5.Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type.
6.In the table, select the radio button next to the service name.
7.Click the Delete Service button.
The service is deleted.
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public
If you host a...

Destination address.The IP address of www.example.com, which is the address of your router.•
•Destination port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process.
2.Your router receives the message and finds your port forwarding rule for incoming port 80 traffic.
3.The router changes the destination in the message to IP address 192.168.1.123 and sends the
message to that computer.
4.Your web server at IP address 192.168.1.123 receives the request and sends a reply message to
your...

The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
The Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page displays.
5.Select the Port Triggering radio button.
6.Click the Add Service button.
7.In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name.
8.From the Service User list, select a user option:
•Any (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service.
•Single address restricts the service to a particular computer.
9.From the Service Type menu,...

The service is now in the Portmap Table.You must enable port triggering before the router uses port
triggering. See Enable Port Triggering on page 168.
Enable Port Triggering
To enable port triggering:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin.The default password is password.The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC...

Your settings are saved.
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat
Some application servers, such as FTP and IRC servers, send replies to multiple port numbers. Using
port triggering, you can tell the router to open more incoming ports when a particular outgoing port starts
a session.
An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC).Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port
6667.The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port but also sends an “identify”...

14
Troubleshooting
This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might experience with your
router. If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear.com
for product and contact information.
The chapter contains the following sections:
•Quick Tips on page 171
•Troubleshoot with the LEDs on page 171
•You Cannot Log In to the Router on page 173
•You Cannot Access the Internet on page 174
•Changes Are Not Saved on page 177...