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jc1742
Nov 30, 2022Aspirant
Directions for Port Forwarding don't match what's on my screen.
I'm trying to follow the directions for setting up Port Forwarding on my new Orbi RBK753, but the directions seem to be wrong. I've seen several comments like the instructions at https://kb.netgear....
CrimpOn
Nov 30, 2022Guru - Experienced User
It might help to open the Orbi web browser interface (http://orbilogin.net ) and log in with the administrative credentials, which are User Name "admin" and the administrative password that was set during configuration.
There will be two tabs on the Home Page:
- Basic
- Advanced
Click on the Advanced Tab. A number of menu choices will appear. The bottom choice should be Advanced Setup.
Selecting that menu, there will be a number of choices including Port Forwarding / Port Triggering
That menu will open the page where ports can be forwarded to internal servers to make them available to connections from the internet. Usually forwarding port 80 (http) or port 443 (https) is what is required.f
There is another way to accomplish this: name the web server as the Default DMZ server in the menu under Setup... WAN Setup. This is not as secure because the DMZ server receives every connection attempt on every port. If there is a security hole in that server, people on the internet are sure to find it.
This what you need?