= NOW 30 WPM = TEXT IS FROM NOVEMBER 2022 QST PAGE 46 = OF THE IC 7610 WITH 50001 TO 50003 UDP PORTS, THE LAN IP ADDRESS OF THE IC 9700 WITH 50004 TO 50006 UDP PORTS, AND THE LAN IP ADDRESS OF THE IC 705 WITH 50007 TO 50009. IF YOU IMPLEMENT PORT FORWARDING AND YOU DONT WANT TO RECONFIGURE THE SOFTWARE SETTINGS FOR HOME LAN AND REMOTE OPERATION WAN, USE THE RADIO SETTINGS THE PUBLIC IP ASSIGNED TO YOUR HOME ROUTER. IN MY CASE, ALL THREE RADIOS HAVE MY PUBLIC IP ITS THE SAME FOR ALL THREE, WITH DIFFERENT PORT FORWARDING. IF YOU DONT HAVE A PUBLIC STATIC IP, THIS ADDRESS CAN CHANGE OVER TIME DEPENDING ON THE IP ADDRESS LEASE TIME OF YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER. TO ENSURE IT STILL WORKS AFTER AN IP ADDRESS CHANGE, BOTH VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE CAN USE A DOMAIN NAME INSTEAD OF AN IP ADDRESS THEREFORE, ITS POSSIBLE TO USE DYNAMIC DNS SERVICES TO CONNECT TO YOUR RADIO REMOTELY. THIS MAY BE OVERWHELMING FOR SOME USERS, AS IT REQUIRES MINIMAL NETWORKING SKILLS. EVERY REMOTE OPERATION SETUP WILL REQUIRE SOME NETWORKING SKILLS. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN THE BASICS TO BE FUNCTIONAL, I SUGGEST WATCHING MY IP NETWORKING BASICS EXPLAINED VIDEO HTTPS// YOUTU. BE/ HAVCXPI7OUY. YOU WILL ALSO FIND INFORMATION IN THE SDR = END OF 30 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <