Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VNP page displays.
5.Select the Enable VPN Service radio button.
6.Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, and select the Home Network only
radio button.
This is the default setting.The VPN connection is only to your home network, not to the Internet service for your
home network.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8.Click For Windows or For Non Windows button and...

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Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
You can use port forwarding and port triggering to set up rules for Internet traffic.You need networking knowledge to
set up these features.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server on page 163
•Port Triggering on page 167
162 

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...

9.From the Service Name menu, select the service name.
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 164.
10.In the Server IP Address field, enter the IP address of the computer that will provide the service.
11.Click the Add button.
The service displays in the menu.
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...

7.Click the Add Custom Service button.
8.In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name.
9.From the Protocol menu, select the protocol.
If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP.
10.In the External port range field, enter the port numbers.
11.Specify the internal ports by one of these methods:
•Leave the Use the same port range for Internal port check box selected.
•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...

4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
The Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page displays.
5.Leave the Port Forwarding radio button selected as the service type.
6.In the table, select the radio button next to the service name.
7.Click the Edit Service button.
The Ports - Custom Services page displays.
8.Change the settings as needed.
9.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry
To delete a port forwarding entry:
1.Launch a web browser...

To make a local web server public:
1.Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation.
In this example, your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33.
2.On the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page, 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...

Port forwarding creates a static mapping of a port number or range of ports to a single local computer. Port triggering
can dynamically open ports to any computer when needed and close the ports when they are no longer needed.
If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real-time
communications such as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP),
enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). See Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug
and Play on...

6.Click the Add Service button.
7.In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name.
8.From the Service User menu, 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, select TCP or UDP or TCP/UDP (both).
If you are not sure, select TCP/UDP.
10.In the Triggering Port field, enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will open the inbound ports.
11.In...

4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
The Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page displays.
5.Select the Port Triggering radio button.
6.Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering even if you specified port triggering settings.
7.In the Port Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes.
This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when the router detects no activity.This value...