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==== Port Forwarding ====

If you have your tablet or phone already controlling the bell system on an internal network we can add it to the public network by forwarding the port of the bell ~~systems~~ server out through the router's firewall. The port we want to forward is 6777 and the address we want to limit access of this port to is the PC hosting the Management Suite remote control server.

If you have your tablet or phone already controlling the bell system on an internal network we can add it to the public network by forwarding the port of the bell system's server (the Management Suite host PC) out through the router's firewall. The port we want to forward is 6777 and the address we want to limit access of this port to is the PC hosting the Management Suite remote control server.

You will set this up either on your firewall appliance if you have one or the Internet connected router if you don't. The menu items for this will vary for different devices. The pfSense firewall appliance put this under Firewall > NAT > PortForward. The following parameters (similar prompts will be available on other firewalls) will be entered to create a new Port Forward:

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 ==== Port Forwarding ====
-If you have your tablet or phone already controlling the bell system on an internal network we can add it to the public network by forwarding the port of the bell systems server out through the router's firewall. The port we want to forward is 6777 and the address we want to limit access of this port to is the PC hosting the Management Suite remote control server.
+If you have your tablet or phone already controlling the bell system on an internal network we can add it to the public network by forwarding the port of the bell system's server (the Management Suite host PC) out through the router's firewall. The port we want to forward is 6777 and the address we want to limit access of this port to is the PC hosting the Management Suite remote control server.
 You will set this up either on your firewall appliance if you have one or the Internet connected router if you don't. The menu items for this will vary for different devices. The pfSense firewall appliance put this under Firewall > NAT > PortForward. The following parameters (similar prompts will be available on other firewalls) will be entered to create a new Port Forward: