CONFIGURE NETGEAR FVS338 ROUTER FOR WINDOWS HOME SERVER REMOTE ACCESS

The Netgear ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS338 router does not support the Windows Home Server automatic router configuration over UPnP standards. This means that you must manually configure port forwarding on your router to point port TCP 80, 443 and 4125 to your Windows Home Server.

Manufacturer: Netgear
Model: FVS338
Firmware Version: V1.6.47

Overview

  1. Log on to your router’s setup page
  2. Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
  3. Create IP Address reservation for your Windows Home Server
  4. Configure Port Forwarding to your Windows Home Server

 

STEP 1 - Log on to your router’s setup page

Open your web browser and enter your router’s URL

http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1

For Netgear routers -by default the username is admin, and the password is password. If you have changed the defaults, then enter your corresponding information.

If you have forgotten your router password, you may reset the router by pressing and holding for a few seconds the reset button located on the router itself.

 

 

STEP 2 - Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

In respect to the Netgear FVS338 this step is optional and the results appear to be mediocre at best. The stock firmware does not provide the UPnP option but newer router firmware available from the Netgear website free of charge adds UPnP functionality to the FVS338. To configure your network and router for Remote Access it is recommended to configuration static port forwarding.

Applicable only to the newer firmware(s) and may not be available in all regions. The UPnP option may be enabled under Security -> UPnP.

 

STEP 3 - Create IP Address reservation for your Windows Home Server

a) In the top navigation bar click on the Network Configuration and then LAN Setup area. Next, open the DHCP Log to open a small window displaying all the current IP leases. We will use this window to find the Ethernet MAC address of the Windows Home Server.

 

b) Find and note your Windows Home Server's MAC address, for example 00-B0-D0-86-BB-F7

Then go back to Network Configuration -> LAN Setup and ensure the DHCP Server option is enabled.

c) Under the Network Configuration section, click on LAN Groups, and reserve an IP address for your Windows Home Server under the Add Known PCs and Devicesarea. Use your WHS's MAC address identified earlier and ensure the IP Address Type is set to Reserved (DHCP Client).

 

STEP 4 - Configure Port Forwarding

The Windows Home Server remote access feature requires you to forward port 80, port 443 and port 4125. To do so, click on the Security link near the top of the screen.



a) Enter the following service information:

Name: HTTP
Type: TCP
StartPort: 80
EndPort: 80

Click “ADD”

Name: HTTPS
Type: TCP
StartPort: 443
EndPort: 443

Click “ADD”

Name: RWW
Type: TCP
StartPort: 4125
EndPort: 4125

Click “ADD”

 

b) Click the Firewall Rules link near the top of the screen and create the three rules for incoming traffic (Remote Access) to your Windows Home Server. To do so, click on Add under Inbound Services, select the HTTP service we defined earlier with the ALLOW always action rule specify the Windows Home Server IP address under Send to LAN server. Repeat this for the HTTPS and RWW services.

All done! After you configured your Netgear FVS338 router for Remote Access you should test the remote connectivity from within your home and from outside of your home.