Port forwarding for Windows Remote Desktop on Netgear DG834G/GT/N Router
Port forwarding for Windows Remote Desktop on Netgear DG834G/GT/N Router
Using a router is a common way to
connect to the internet. It is favoured by most ISP’s who supply a free
router with most broadband internet packages. Most routers have
built-in hardware firewall which operates separately from Windows
firewall.
The most common way to acces your PC
remotely is using Windows Remote Desktop that is included with Windows
XP professional, Vista, Windows 7 Ultimate. However most people find it
difficult to setup correctly and are unable to connect to their PC. This
article will show you exactly what to do. The router i am using is
Netgear DG834G however most Netgear router’s have similar control panel
so the steps below should be similar on Netgear DG834GT, DG834N and
other Netgear models. If you are using a different brand router then the
port forwarding steps will be different, but the port setting 3389 will
be the same.
Step 1. Enable Remote Desktop from Windows Control Panel.
- If you have Windows XP then Click on Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System -> Click on Remote Tab -> Under Remote Desktop, Tick Allow users to connect remotely to this computer. Then click OK.
- If you have Windows 7 then Click on Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Remote Settings -> Under Remote Desktop, select Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop. Then Click OK.
Step 2. Logon to your
Netgear Router control panel. The defult control panel ip address for
Netgear router is 192.168.0.1. So type this ip address on your browser’s
address bar as shown:
http://192.168.0.1
The router will request the user id and password.
The default user id is: admin
The default password is: password
Now you will have access to the control panel. On the left side of the control panel you will have all the options listed.
Step 3. Click on Services and choose Add custom services. Fill in the box exactly as shown below.
Step 4: Click Apply. This will create a service called RemoteDesk with the port 3389 as shown:
Step 5: Click on Firewall Rules and click Add under the Inbound Services. Choose all the options shown on the image below. Please note that the Send to Lan Server
ip address will be different on your computer. You need to choose a
fixed ip address for your computer as its most likely set to dynamic ip
address which changes all the time. If you don’t know how to do this on
your operating system then read the following articles:
Once you fixed your ip address please type it in the box and click Apply.
Step 6: Your firewall rules will now be applied and you will get a page similar to below:
Finally click on Apply at the bottom of the page and the firewall rules will take effect.
You should now be able to connect to your PC using Windows Remote Desktop.
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