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51
Using an External Drive
Linksys E-Series
4.
Enter a name for your media server in the
Media Server Name
box° The
name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and numbers
0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long°
5.
Click
Specify Folder to Scan
° A new window opens°
6.
In the
Display Name
field, enter a unique name for the media folder°
The name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and
numbers 0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long°
7.
To share the entire drive, click
Share Entire Partition
°
– OR -
To share only specific folders:
•
Click
Select
next to each folder you want to share°
•
To navigate to a previous folder, click
Return to Upper Folder
°
•
To view and select folders within a folder, click
Enter into Folder
next
to the folder name°
8.
To create a folder, enter a unique folder name into the
New Folder
box,
then click
Create
°
9.
To save your selections and create the media folder, click
Save Settings
°
A summary of shared folders is displayed
10.
To delete an individual media folder, click
Delete
°
NOTE
If you delete a media folder, you are not deleting the folder’s
contents° You are only removing it as a folder that the media server
will use°
11.
To manually scan all shared folders, click
Scan All
°
– OR -
To scan an individual folder, click
Scan
next to the folder°
12.
To schedule a scan of the media folder for new media content, select
Auto-scan every
, then select a time interval from the drop-down list°
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52
Using an External Drive
Linksys E-Series
How to connect your UPnP device to the media server
After you set up your router’s media server, you need to connect an UPnP-
compatible device (such as an UPnP-compatible game console or digital media
player) to the network so that you can play the media server’s content°
To connect an UPnP device to your router’s media server:
1.
Connect your UPnP device to your home network with wired (Ethernet
cable) or wireless networking° If you are connecting wirelessly, you
need to know your network’s name and password° See your device’s
documentation for help°
2.
On your UPnP device, change the media source to the media server
name you specified on your router° (See “How to set up your router as a
media server” on page 50)
3.
See your UPnP device’s documentation for help with playing media on
the device°
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53
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Linksys E-Series
53
How to set up port forwarding
For
ALL
Why would I use port forwarding? Port forwarding is a feature that forwards
inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port or ports to a specific device
or port on your local network° You can set up port forwarding for:
•
A single port (see “How to set up port forwarding for a single port” below)
•
Multiple ports (see “How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports” on
page 54)
•
A range of ports (see “How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports”
on page 54)
How to set up port forwarding for a single port
Why would I use port forwarding for a single port?
Single port forwarding
is a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to
a single device on your local network° An example of single port forwarding
would be to forward inbound web requests, typically on port 80, to a web
server°
To set up single port forwarding:
Applications & Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
1.
Follow your device’s instructions for configuring it with a static IP address
or use DHCP reservation to assign it a permanent address (see “How to
set up the DHCP server on your router” on page 26)°
2.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
3.
Click the
Applications & Gaming
tab, then click the
Single Port
Forwarding
page°
4.
Select the type of application from the
Application Name
drop-down
list° One of the more common types to select is
HTTP
, but see your
device’s documentation for recommendations°
5.
In the
To IP Address
field, enter the last three digits of the IP address you
have reserved for the computer you want to forward Internet traffic to°
The rest of the IP address has already been completed for you°
6.
Select
Enabled
next to the
IP Address field
°
7.
Click
Save Changes
at the bottom of the screen°
TIP
For other devices not included in the Application Name drop-
down list, see the device’s documentation for port and protocol
information°
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
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54
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Linksys E-Series
How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports
Why would I set up port forwarding for multiple ports?
Port forwarding is
a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to
a single device on your local network° Unlike a web camera that typically only
requires a single port to be forwarded, some applications require forwarding
of multiple ports°
VNC
(Virtual Network Computing) software that allows you to
operate your computer remotely from anywhere on the Internet is an example
of an application that requires multiple ports to be forwarded° To forward to
multiple ports, just create additional entries to forward additional ports to the
same IP address°
Example
: You want to set up your computer so you can remotely access it using
VNC software° By default, VNC uses TCP ports 5800 and 5900°
To set up single port forwarding for multiple ports:
Applications & Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
1.
Make sure that the software you want to use has been installed onto a
networked computer°
2.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
3.
Set up DHCP reservation for the IP address of the computer on which
you installed the software° (See “How to set up the DHCP server on your
router” on page 26)°
4.
Click the
Applications & Gaming
tab, then click the
Single Port
Forwarding
page°
5.
For each entry, enter a descriptive name in the
Application Name
field°
6.
For each entry, enter in the same port number for the
External Port
and
the
Internal Port
°
7.
In the
To IP Address
field, enter the last three digits of the IP address you
have reserved for the computer you want to forward Internet traffic to°
The rest of the IP address has already been completed for you°
8.
Select
Enabled
next to the
IP Address
field°
9.
Click
Save Changes
at the bottom of the screen°
NOTE
If you want to use software such as VNC on multiple computers,
you will need to reconfigure the default ports that VNC uses on
each additional computer° Then, create additional port forwarding
entries for each additional computer° See your software’s
documentation for help°
How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports
Why would I set up port forwarding for a range of ports?
Port forwarding is
a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a range of ports to
a single device on your local network° Unlike a web camera that typically only
requires a single port to be forwarded, some applications require forwarding
to a range of ports°
Example
: You want to set up your computer so you can use BitTorrent, a
popular peer-to-peer file sharing application° BitTorrent uses port 6881 by
default° If that port is busy, the requesting BitTorrent client tries the next port
in sequence° The most common configuration for home routers with a single
BitTorrent computer is to set up port forwarding using a range of ports starting
with 6881 and ending with port 6889°
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55
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Linksys E-Series
To set up port range forwarding:
Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forwarding
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
2.
Set up a DHCP reservation for the IP address of the computer on which
you installed the software° (See “How to set up the DHCP server on
your router” on page 26)° In this example, the IP address of the desktop
computer with BitTorrent installed is 192°168°1°140°
3.
Click the
Applications & Gaming
tab, then click the
Port Range
Forwarding
page°
4.
Enter a descriptive name, then enter the
Start Port
and the
End Port
values to specify the range° In this example, the range is 6881 to 6889°
5.
Select
TCP
as the protocol°
6.
In the
To IP Address
field, enter the last 3 digits of the IP address of the
device running the software° The rest of the IP address fields already
completed° In this example, you would enter 140°
7.
Select
Enabled
next to the
To IP Address
field°
8.
Click
Save Settings
at the bottom of the page°
NOTES:
To use software like BitTorrent on multiple computers on your
network, create additional entries with a unique range of ports as
shown above° BitTorrent only works with ports between 6881 and
6999°
Depending on your computer’s firewall software, you may need to
open a range of ports in your firewall to enable software that uses
port range forwarding
How to set up port range triggering for
online gaming
For
ALL
Why would I use port triggering instead of port forwarding?
Port range
triggering allows the router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers°
The IP address of the computer that sends the matching data is remembered
by the router, so that when the requested data returns through the router,
the data is routed back to the proper computer° An example of port range
triggering would be to enable a USB or Bluetooth headset for online chat and
gaming°
To set up port range triggering for multiple entries:
Applications & Gaming > Port Range Triggering
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
2.
Click the
Applications & Gaming
tab, then click the
Port Range
Triggering
page°
3.
See your device documentation for information on the ports that the
device uses°
4.
For each entry in the
Port Range Forwarding
table:
•
Enter a descriptive name (such as
PS3 Headset
)
•
For single ports, enter the same port number in each
Triggered Range
and
Forwarded Range
box°
•
For port ranges, enter the same number ranges in each
Triggered
Range
and
Forwarded Range
column°
5.
Click
Save Settings
at the bottom of the page°

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