iGet Mobile supports some of the emerging standards for automatic network configuration (including NAT-PMP and UPnP), and this is helpful in many situations. However, there is a lot of existing equipment that doesn't work reliably (or at all) with these standards, and there are situations where you might prefer to explicitly specify your settings. In these cases, you need to manually configure your network.
- Note: Before you try to set up your network manually, you may wish to see if iGet Mobile's automatic network configuration features work for you. For details, see the Preferences: Network section of this guide.
Automatic network configuration typically works best with simple home Internet connections—DSL or cable Internet with a single IP address, perhaps shared by a router such as an Apple Airport Extreme. It normally does not work in office environments or with less common network setups.
When automatic configuration is completely successful, a message like this will be displayed in the main Status window:
When iGet Mobile shows this message, it means everything seems to be working.
That's great! You should be ready to use iGet Mobile. You may still wish to manually configure your network later, however.
On the other hand, if one or more aspects of automatic configuration could not be completed with your router/network, you will see a message like this.
Automatic configuration did not succeed, so you'll need to configure things manually.
In that case, please refer to the next sections of this guide:
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Set up port forwarding
enable incoming connection to reach your Mac -
Understanding Internet addresses
hostnames, IP addresses, and DNS