Firewall > Port forwarding [Adding a Port Forward]

Who can Modify this Feature?

• Partner
• Company/Network Admins with Write access
• Meter Support

What is a Port Forward?

A port forward is a form of Network Address Translation (NAT). Certain applications use special port numbers when traversing the internet. With a port forward you can filter out all traffic on that port and send it to a particular client on your internal network.

Using a port forward for a Web Server on your local network is a common example of a port forward use case.

A note on security with port forwards

By default, creating a port forward will open up this port to ALL outside communication. To allow only certain hosts, ACL rules must be made on the WAN port to ALLOW only certain hosts and DENY all else on the port. Learn more about creating ACLs here: Firewall > ACLs.

How to add a Port Forward from your Security Appliance?

1. Login at dashboard.meter.com
2. Navigate to "Firewall" > "Port forwarding"
3. Click "Add port forward"
4. Enter the Port Forward info and hit save
5. Allow up to 5 minutes for the changes to propagate. You are done!

How to remove a Port Forward to your Security Appliance?

1. Login at dashboard.meter.com
2. Navigate to "Firewall" > "Port forwarding"
3. Click on the Port Forward Rule you would like to delete
4.  On the top right side click on the three horizontal dots:
   • click on "Delete"
   • confirm the details of the rule and click Delete
5.  Port Forward is deleted successfully

If you have any questions about Port Forwarding or need further assistance, feel free to contact Meter Support at support@meter.com or submit a ticket at meter.com/support.