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Chapter 5
SpeedTouch™ Web Interface
5.6.3
Assign Public IP
Introduction
On this page you can assign the public IP address of your Internet Connection(s) to
a specific device on your local network. You might want to do this if:
±
You do not want to use the Network Address Translation engine of your
SpeedTouch™.
±
This device is running server applications (Web server,...) and you want it to be
accessible from the Internet.
±
This device has to be considered as the unique access point to your local
network (DMZ).
Assigning the public IP
address to a device
Proceed as follows:
1
In the
Home Network
menu, click
Devices
.
2
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Assign the public IP address of a connection to a
device
.
3
Click the
Edit
link of your Internet connection.
4
In the
Device
list, select the device you want to assign the public address to.
5
Click
Apply
.
The SpeedTouch™ prompts you to make some adjustments as a result of the
new configuration.
6
Click
OK
.
7
Release and renew the IP address of the device.
8
If necessary, reassign server applications to this device.
You can also achieve this by creating a port mapping for the specified
server, as described in
“5.5.5 Game & Application Sharing” on
page 76
.
!
Be aware that the device to which you assign the public IP address will lose
all security offered by the SpeedTouch™.
For more information, see your operating system’s user guide or help.