Adding Port Forwarding Rule

Normally, virtual machines connected to the shared virtual network cannot be accessed from external computers. The port forwarding functionality allows computers on your local network and the Internet to transfer data to any of your virtual machines that are connected to the shared virtual network. The data sent to a specific port on the Parallels physical server will be redirected to a specific port of your virtual machine according to a port-forwarding rule. This rule can be added in the NAT tab of the Advanced Network Settings window.

To add a new port forwarding rule:

1. Click the Add button below the Port forwarding list.
2. In the displayed window, do the following:

   

   • In the Port Type field, specify the port type you want to use for establishing network connections. You can choose between the TCP or UDP port types.
   • In the Incoming Port field, provide the port number on the Parallels physical server you want to use for data transfer.
   • In the IP Address field, indicate your virtual machine IP address.
   • In the Destination Port field, type the virtual machine's port the data will be transferred to.
3. Click OK to add the rule.

When the rule is added, use the following IP address combination for external connections to your virtual machine: <Parallels physical server IP address>:<Incoming port> .

To edit an existing port forwarding rule, select it in the Port forwarding list table, click the Edit button , and modify the necessary parameters in the displayed window.

To remove a port forwarding rule, select it in the Port forwarding list table and click the Remove button .