Tp-Link TL-R480T [37/82] Virtual servers

TL-R480T SMB Broadband Router User Guide

Figure 4-19

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed

explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.5.1 Virtual Servers

Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next

screen (shown in Figure 4-20).

Virtual servers

can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and

FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from Internet to this service port

will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was configured as a

virtual server must have a static or a reserved IP address because its IP address may change

when using the DHCP function.

Figure 4-20

¾ Service Port - This field displays the numbers of External Ports. It can be a service port or a

range of service ports (the format is XXX - YYY, XXX is Start port, YYY is End port).

¾ IP Address - This field displays the IP address of the PC running the service application.

¾ Protocol - This field displays the protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All

(all protocols supported by the router).

¾ Status - This field displays the status of the virtual server entry. Enabled means that the

entry will take effect, Disabled means that the entry will not take effect.

To add/modify a virtual server entry:

Step 1: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-17, you will see a new screen shown in

Figure 4-21.

Step 2: Select the service yo

u want from the “Common Service Port”, then the port and

protocol value will be added to the corresponding field automatically, you only need to

configure the IP address for the virtual server; If the “Common Service Port” does not