Router Port Forwarding

This section was will show you how to forward ports you’ve just opened to your router. Since I don’t own every router in existence, I’ll show you what it takes for the LinksysWireless Broadband Router to have ports forwarded to it. The concept is the same for all routers and once you familiarize yourself with the steps, you should be able to navigate through your router settings with ease.

First you need to access your router. Open your web browser then type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar. A user name and password box should appear like the one below.

The factory password for this router is admin, leave the user name blank. Some routers may be admin as the user name with the password area blank. Check the documentation that came with your router or refer yourself to the company website to figure out what this is for your router.

NOTE: Highly recommend you changing that password from the factory setting ASAP if it still exists.

Once you type your password, the router settings should be displayed. Select Application & Gaming.

This screen is very easy to handle once you get familiar with it.

• Application: Input a small abbreviation so you know what program you’re forwarding the ports for.

• Start to End: A program will need a range of ports forwarded (i.e. 21000-21005). Under start, type the initial port and under end type the last port of the range.

• Protocol: Select the one that the port utilizes.

• IP Address: Type your computer IP address. Like was saying before; you complete this process and reboot your PC, the IP might change (Dynamic IP). Therefore, this setting would not be accurate and your ports will no longer be forwarded. Please use static IP Address in this case.

• Enable: Self Explanatory.

Here is one good thing about the forwarding part. Let’s say you have a range of 10 consecutive ports to forwards (1100 – 1110). For the router settings you just type the start and finish but you’ll have to do each individual one and if the selection is both for all, you just doubled your work. No biggie, right?!

Save your settings and restart your system.

Ethernet Cable: Color-Code Standards

The information listed here is to assist Network Administrators in the color coding of Ethernet cables. Please be aware that modifying Ethernet cables improperly may cause loss of network connectivity.

Straight-Through Ethernet Cable

Crossover Ethernet Cable

Ethernet Cable Instructions:

1. Pull the cable off the reel to the desired length and cut. If you are pulling cables through holes, its easier to attach the RJ-45 plugs after the cable is pulled. The total length of wire segments between a PC and a hub or between two PC's cannot exceed 100 Meters (328 feet) for 100BASE-TX and 300 Meters for 10BASE-T.
2. Start on one end and strip the cable jacket off (about 1") using a stripper or a knife. Be extra careful not to nick the wires, otherwise you will need to start over.
3. Spread, untwist the pairs, and arrange the wires in the order of the desired cable end. Flatten the end between your thumb and forefinger. Trim the ends of the wires so they are even with one another, leaving only 1/2" in wire length. If it is longer than 1/2" it will be out-of-spec and susceptible to crosstalk. Flatten and insure there are no spaces between wires.
4. Hold the RJ-45 plug with the clip facing down or away from you. Push the wires firmly into the plug. Inspect each wire is flat even at the front of the plug. Check the order of the wires. Double check again. Check that the jacket is fitted right against the stop of the plug. Carefully hold the wire and firmly crimp the RJ-45 with the crimper.
5. Check the color orientation, check that the crimped connection is not about to come apart, and check to see if the wires are flat against the front of the plug. If even one of these are incorrect, you will have to start over. Test the Ethernet cable.

Ethernet Cable Tips:

• A straight-thru cable has identical ends.
• A crossover cable has different ends.
• A straight-thru is used as a patch cord in Ethernet connections.
• A crossover is used to connect two Ethernet devices without a hub or for connecting two hubs.
• A crossover has one end with the Orange set of wires switched with the Green set.
• Odd numbered pins are always striped, even numbered pins are always solid colored.
• Looking at the RJ-45 with the clip facing away from you, Brown is always on the right, and pin 1 is on the left.
• No more than 1/2" of the Ethernet cable should be untwisted otherwise it will be susceptible to crosstalk.
• Do not deform, do not bend, do not stretch, do not staple, do not run parallel with power cables, and do not run Ethernet cables near noise inducing components.

Membuat Web Mail untuk Mail Server

Jika anda telah memiliki atau meng-install web server sekarang waktunya membuat web mail agar pengguna dapat mengakses e-mail melalui web. Berikut ini adalah panduan meng-install web mail dengan cepat dan mudah menggunakan MailBee Webmail PHP:

1. Download/unduh MailBee Web Mail dan ekstrak file webmail_php.zip

2. Pindahkan folder "web" ke dalam folder web server dan bila perlu rename/ganti nama folder misalnya menjadi "webmail". Folder tersebut harus dapat diakses dari internet dari alamat situs anda (misalnya, www.trisnadiwijaya.com/webmail)


3. Pindahkan folder "data" yang berisikan pengaturan web mail MailBee ke lokasi lain misalnya "C:\webmail\data". Hindari pengaksesan isi folder ini dari pengguna internet.


4. Buka file inc_settings_path.php dari folder "web" atau "webmail" tadi dan ganti nilai $dataPath menjadi alamat lokasi folder "data" (misalnya, $dataPath = "C:\WebMail\data")


5. Pastikan bahwa folder "data" memiliki akses dapat ditulis/writable
6. Pada web browser ketikkan alamat "http://serveranda.com/webmail/mailadm.php". Login dendan user "mailadm" dan password "12345" untuk masuk ke dalam konfigurasi webmail. Lakukan pengaturan seperlunya menurut kehendak anda.
9. Instalasi web mail telah selesai dan web mail telah siap diakses oleh pengguna.

Panduan Instalasi AppServ

Untuk dapat menginstal Apache Web Server dan MySQL pada komputer berbasis MS Windows anda boleh menggunakan XAMPP atau AppServ. Berikut ini adalah panduan dalam menginstalasi Web Server Apache, MySQL, dan PHP menggunakan AppServ:
1. Pastikan aplikasi Web Server lain, seperti MS Internet Information Exchange (IIS), dalam keadaan nonaktif dan jika perlu di-uninstall/di-remove terlebih dahulu.
2. Download/unduh AppServ dari http://www.appservnetwork.com
3. Dobel klik pada appserv-win32-x.x.x.exe untuk menginstall AppServ.



4. License Agreement : AppServ distribution under GNU/GPL License. Klik Next untuk menuju langkah berikutnya.



5. Pilih lokasi penginstalan, secara default akan diinstal di C:\AppServ. Jika anda ingin mengubah lokasi penginstalan klik Browse lalu klik Next untuk menuju langkah berikutnya.




6. Select Components : Secara default paket komponen AppServ akan tercentang semua.
- Apache HTTP Server adalah Web Server
- MySQL Database adalah Database Server
- PHP Hypertext Preprocessor adalah PHP Programming processor
- phpMyAdmin adalah MySQL Database control via WWW
Jika anda telah memilih semua opsi di tas lalu klik Next untuk menuju langkah berikutnya.




7. Apache Configuration : untuk mengkonfigurasi Apache.
Server Name Isikan dengan nama server seperti www.trisnadiwijaya.com
Admin Email Isikan dengan alamat email adminisrator seperti root@trisnadiwijaya.com
HTTP Port Tentukan nomor port HTTP untuk Apache Web Server.




8. MySQL Configuration :
Root Password Masukkan kata sandi untuk root password MySQL Database
Enable InnoDB Beri centang jika anda menggunakan piihan ini.




9. Complete AppServ setup : Proses akan menanyakan untuk segera menjalankan Apache dan MySQL. Klik Finish untuk mengakhiri proses penginstalan.

Membuka Port untuk Koneksi Web Server

Kebutuhan infrastruktur :
1. satu buah PC dengan OS XP
2. Modem ADSL dengan koneksi Speedy Unlimited
3. XAMPP/AppServ sebagai localhost.
Dengan Asumsi kebutuhan infrastruktur diatas sudah terpasang dan koneksi speedy sudah jalan normal kita dapat membuat webhost sendiri.

Sekarang kita mulai memodifikasi konfigurasi modem untuk menjadikan pc yang terhubung dengan adsl kita sebagai server yg meng-host kebutuhan seperti yang saya sebut diatas (www, FTP, telnet, dan lain-lain).

1. Login ke Modem ADSL Speedy dengan mengetikkan 192.168.1.1 pada address bar browser favorit Anda
2. Ubahlah koneksi speedy di modem, yang awalnya PPPoE/PPPoA (dengan user & password), menjadi Bridge Mode (tanpa user & password)

3. Pilih opsi Enabled DMZ kemudian isikan alamat IP dari web server Anda, misalnya 192.168.1.2 kemudian tekan Apply Changes.


3. Simpan konfigurasi modem Anda sekarang.