Port Forwarding

To enable the modules to work on the www you will need to set port forwarding up on your LAN to WAN router. The procedure for doing this varies between make and model of router so you will need to refer to the manual for your particular procedure.

You will also need to know the IP address of your internet connection. An internet search for “find my IP address” will usually yield several free options for this process.

Using the configuration procedure, forward TCP port 80 to the address of the target module. Once configured correctly, entering the IP address (or host name if using DDNS) of your internet connection into a browser via the www should bring up the configuration screen of the default module.

To access and control more than one module remotely you can choose a different port, eg port 81, and then specify the port after the IP address, for example type in http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:81 and then forward that port to port 80 on the chosen module.

Remember that domestic broadband connections rarely provide static IP addresses so you should use dynamic DNS to ensure a reliable connection.