Setting up Port Triggering for Port Forwarding

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My RangeMax recently failed and I replaced it with a ProSafe FVS318N.&nbsp; I understand the former is for home use and the latter is for business.&nbsp; On the RangeMax, I had Port Forwarding set up for a video monitoring system, one with a specific IP address.&nbsp; On the ProSafe, Port Forwarding is not an option.&nbsp; I only see Port Triggering.&nbsp; How do I set up PortTriggering and the router to perform Port Forwarding for the monitoring system?&nbsp; Thanks.

karlo88 · Answer

That did it.&nbsp; I only had to set up the Inbound Services of the Firewall.&nbsp; Outbound Services are Allow Always by default.&nbsp; Port triggering did not have to be set up at all.&nbsp;To replicate what was done in the old router's Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page (that was checked for Port Forwarding), I set up the new router's Inbound Services for AIM, for the devices' IP addresses and for the ports.&nbsp;Thanks for guidance.&nbsp;&nbsp;

antinode · Answer

&gt; [...] On the ProSafe, Port Forwarding is not an option. [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Says who?&nbsp;&gt; [...] I only see Port Triggering. [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When you looked _where_, exactly?&nbsp; "I don't see it" and "It doesn'texist" are spelled differently for a reason.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Here's a radical concept which works for some people:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and lookfor Documentation.&nbsp; Get the Reference Manual (at least).&nbsp; Read.&nbsp; Lookfor "Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding)"?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I've never touched a FVS318N, and I can't see your oldport-forwarding rules, so I know nothing, but "Send to LAN Server" looksto me like the desired option (perhaps with "Translate to Port Number").

karlo88 · Answer

The RangeMax setup page is attached. One can choose between Port Forwarding and Port Triggering

The ProSafe is only for Port Triggering. There is no option on that page, nor another page, for Port Forwarding

I am seeking someone to help me setup the ProSafe step by step to accomplish Port Forwarding. I am guessing that it has something to do with associating certain LAN IP addresses to ports and opening those ports to those IP addresses.

karlo88 · Answer

Here is what the ProSafe setup page looks like

antinode · Answer

&gt; The ProSafe is only for Port Triggering. There is no option on that&gt; page, nor another page, for Port Forwarding&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So, your claim is that the FVS318N Reference Manual is lying?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your picture shows Security &gt; Port Triggering, which is not the rightpage.&nbsp; As the Reference Manual says, "1. Select Security &gt; Firewall.[...]" (page 140).&nbsp;&gt; [...] Get the Reference Manual (at least). Read.&nbsp; Look for "Inbound&gt; Rules (Port Forwarding)"?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Did you?&nbsp; "Chapter 5 Firewall Protection" (page 129), "InboundRules (Port Forwarding)" (page 134), "Configure LAN WAN Rules" (page139), "Create LAN WAN Inbound Service Rules" (page 144), ...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The FVS318N is not only obsolete, it's also rather flexible/capable,which means that it can be more difficult to configure than some simplerdevice.&nbsp; As previously suggested, reading the FVS318N Reference Manualcan help.&nbsp; I have better ways to spend my time than reading the FVS318NReference Manual to you.

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Setting up Port Triggering for Port Forwarding

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