Simple port forwarding - can't get it to work
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Simple port forwarding - can't get it to work
Region : UnitedKingdom
Model : TD-W8980
Hardware Version : Not Clear
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Hi. I am trying to set up a customers TD-W8980 router for port forwarding for the CCTV system. I do this regularly on many routers but I am stuck here. I imagine the settings are in virtual servers? I need to forward ports 9000/9001 to a local hard wired PC running Win 7. I have set the local PC to a static address and am able to access the internet OK from this PC. I have set up a virtual server using ports 9000 and 9001. I set the service port to 9000 and the internal port to 9000 and the CCTV PC's address as the IP address. I repeated this for port 9001. I changed the status as enable and saved.
I normally use the service www.canyouseeme.org to test the ports but cannot get see the ports are open on the CCTV PC. This is normally a simple operation on most routers.
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? I am sorry but I don't know the firmware version of the router as I need to be at the customer to do this.
I am also concious that the customer uses the internet for very important stuff so don't want to mess up. I was thinking of DMZ mode bur surely forwarding a couple of ports to a local PC should be no problem?
I would appreciate any help from someone that has done this.
Many thanks
Rob
Model : TD-W8980
Hardware Version : Not Clear
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Hi. I am trying to set up a customers TD-W8980 router for port forwarding for the CCTV system. I do this regularly on many routers but I am stuck here. I imagine the settings are in virtual servers? I need to forward ports 9000/9001 to a local hard wired PC running Win 7. I have set the local PC to a static address and am able to access the internet OK from this PC. I have set up a virtual server using ports 9000 and 9001. I set the service port to 9000 and the internal port to 9000 and the CCTV PC's address as the IP address. I repeated this for port 9001. I changed the status as enable and saved.
I normally use the service www.canyouseeme.org to test the ports but cannot get see the ports are open on the CCTV PC. This is normally a simple operation on most routers.
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? I am sorry but I don't know the firmware version of the router as I need to be at the customer to do this.
I am also concious that the customer uses the internet for very important stuff so don't want to mess up. I was thinking of DMZ mode bur surely forwarding a couple of ports to a local PC should be no problem?
I would appreciate any help from someone that has done this.
Many thanks
Rob
