Port Forwarding and Firewalls This section covers configuration of Port Forwarding with client or server-side firewalls. Port forwardingPort Forwarding is used in situations where you want all data encrypted, no session timeouts, or simple firewall setup.Port forwarding and the client-side firewallThis section details how to configure port forwarding with a client-side firewall.Port forwarding and the server-side firewallThis section details how to configure port forwarding with a server-side firewall.Automatic Port Forwardingfgltty now supports automatic port forwarding for SSH connections.