Getting started with iGet Mobile is typically either easy, or very easy.
If your network equipment supports certain newer standards (NAT-PMP or UPnP) for automatic configuration, then iGet Mobile can often handle everything for you automatically.
If not, you may have to configure your router yourself. You only need to do this once.
The simplest way to find out is to just try it. By default, after you start the server for the first time and complete the brief initial setup interview, one of two things will happen:
- iGet Mobile will automatically configure your router to accept incoming connections, and then use its network diagnostic features to test the connectivity, and confirm that your server is up and running. Great! You're done!
- or, less optimally: iGet Mobile will try to automatically configure your router, use its network diagnostic features to test the connectivity, and inform you that your personal server is not yet accessible from the Internet, and you will need to configure your network/router yourself. Well, that's not quite as good as the first scenario, but don't worry: for most routers it's a simple one-time procedure that takes only a few minutes.
The next section will walk you through these first steps. Then, if necessary, you can proceed to the section about setting up your router.