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+# Port Forwarding
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+## What is port forwarding?
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+
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+Technically, port forwarding is the use of Network Address Translation
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+(NAT) to map an IP address and port number to another IP address and
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+port number. Typically you need this function to be able to expose a
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+service running our your local network (LAN) to the Internet (WAN)
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+which otherwise would be impossible because your LAN uses private,
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+non-routable IP addresses; for example, if you are trying to run a
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+gaming server or a Web page server from your home network.
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+
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+## LuCi Interface
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+
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+* Log into the LuCi Web interface, which by default is at address https://192.168.10.1
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+
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+* Select the `Network` >> `Firewall` menu.
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+
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+* Select the `Port Forwards` tab.
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+
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+* Under the `New Port forward` section, enter in the Name field a
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+ brief description of the port forward, e.g., "HTTP server" for an
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+ unencrypted Web page server.
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+
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+* Select a protocol from the Protocol field. Most services you can run
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+ will be using the TCP protocol, but you can select `TCP+UDP` if you
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+ aren't sure.
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+
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+* Usually, you will leave the `External zone` set to `wan`.
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+
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+* Enter a port number in the `External port` field. Typically this
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+ will be the usual port number expected for a particular
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+ service. E.g., HTTP servers use port 80 and HTTPS servers use port
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+ 443. You are free to use nonstandard ports, but your remote clients
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+ may need to use special techniques to connect to the correct port.
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+
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+* Usually, you will leave the `Internal zone` set to `lan`.
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+
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+* Select an IP address in the `Internet IP address` drop down menu. If
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+ your server is using DHCP, you should see its hostname appear in the
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+ list. Note that if your server is using DHCP, you should be sure
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+ LibreCMC has a Static Lease created for it (TODO: link to Static
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+ Leases documentation). If your server is has it's private IP address
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+ set statically, select the `Custom` option at the bottom of the
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+ list, and enter in IP address in the text field that appears.
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+
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+* Enter a port number in the `Internal port` field. Typically this
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+ will be the usually port number expected for a particular service,
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+ unless you have set your server to work through a non-standard port.
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+
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+## Port Numbers
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+The official IANA port number list is available at
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+[https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml]
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+
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+## Port Range
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+
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+(TODO: option for configuring a range of ports simultaneously)
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