Thomson - Speedtouch 570 (Thomson Firmware)


Port Forwarding Guide
For automatic port forwarding try Simple Port Forwarding

Step 1.

Some routers & modems work best with port forwarding if you have a static local IP.
Manually set your network interface card ( NIC ) to use a static ip address.
You can also download my FREE Simple Static IP tool to set it for you.

Step 2.

Open your favorite web browser and input your routers ip address in the address bar.
Please note that you must have the http:// in order to connect to your router/modem properly.

Need help finding you router IP address? Click here

Step 3.

Some router/modems require a username and/or password, if yours requires it, enter the routers username and password here.

If you don't know it you can check our list of default router and modem password list here.

If you have changed it and don't remember it you may have to reset your device to factory default using the reset button on most routers.

Step 4.

Once logged into your router click on "Advanced" tab.
Under "Advanced" click on "NAPT"

Once the page is done loading, click on "New"

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Step 5.

Select the protocol for the ports.

In the 'Inside IP' field put the local IP of the computer the ports will be forwarded to.

For "Outside IP" leave it 0.0.0.0

For "Inside Port" & "Outside Port" put the port you want to forward.
Example: 2100

Click "Apply" to finish adding the new rule.

Repeat step 4 & 5 for all ports.

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All done!

Thomson - Speedtouch 516v6 (Thomson Firmware)


Port Forwarding Guide
For automatic port forwarding try Simple Port Forwarding

Step 1.

This router/modem forwards based on computer name and not ip address. So there
is no need to set a static ip.

Some routers & modems work best with port forwarding if you have a static local IP.
Manually set your network interface card ( NIC ) to use a static ip address.
You can also download my FREE Simple Static IP tool to set it for you.

Step 2.

Open your favorite web browser and input your routers ip address in the address bar.
Please note that you must have the http:// in order to connect to your router/modem properly.

Need help finding you router IP address? Click here

Step 3.

Once logged into your router click on the "Toolbox" tab on the left.
Under "Toolbox" click "Game & Application Sharing".

Once the page is done loading click on "Create a new game or application".

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Step 4.

For Name, give the new rule a name.

Choose "Manual Entry of Port Maps and then click "Next".

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Step 5.

For 'Protocol' Choose 'TCP' or 'UDP' depending on which you need to use.

For 'Port Range' enter the ports to be forwarded.
Example: 2100 to 2200 or 3000 to 3000

Click 'Add'.

Repeat this step for all ports.

Once you have entered all the ports for this entry click 'Assign a game or application to a local network device'.

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Step 6.

In the "Game or Application" list, choose the name of the new rule you created.

For "Device" you can either choose the computer name to forward to, or choose "User-Defined" to manually enter a IP address.

If you choose "User-Defined" a new text box will show up, enter the local IP to forward to here.

Once you are all done click 'Add'

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All done!

Thomson - Speedtouch 510i (Thomson Firmware)


Port Forwarding Guide
For automatic port forwarding try Simple Port Forwarding

Step 1.

Some routers & modems work best with port forwarding if you have a static local IP.
Manually set your network interface card ( NIC ) to use a static ip address.
You can also download my FREE Simple Static IP tool to set it for you.

Step 2.

Open your favorite web browser and input your routers ip address in the address bar.
Please note that you must have the http:// in order to connect to your router/modem properly.

Need help finding you router IP address? Click here

Step 3.

Some router/modems require a username and/or password, if yours requires it, enter the routers username and password here.

If you don't know it you can check our list of default router and modem password list here.

If you have changed it and don't remember it you may have to reset your device to factory default using the reset button on most routers.

Step 4.

Once logged into your router click on "Advanced" tab.
Under "Advanced" click on "NAPT"

Once the page is done loading, click on "New"

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Step 5.

Select the protocol for the ports.

In the 'Inside IP' field put the local IP of the computer the ports will be forwarded to.

For "Outside IP" leave it 0.0.0.0

For "Inside Port" & "Outside Port" put the port you want to forward.
Example: 2100

Click "Apply" to finish adding the new rule.

Repeat step 4 & 5 for all ports.

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All done!

Thomson - Speedtouch 510 (Thomson v4 Firmware)


Port Forwarding Guide
For automatic port forwarding try Simple Port Forwarding

Step 1.

Some routers & modems work best with port forwarding if you have a static local IP.
Manually set your network interface card ( NIC ) to use a static ip address.
You can also download my FREE Simple Static IP tool to set it for you.

Step 2.

Open your favorite web browser and input your routers ip address in the address bar.
Please note that you must have the http:// in order to connect to your router/modem properly.

Need help finding you router IP address? Click here

Step 3.

Some router/modems require a username and/or password, if yours requires it, enter the routers username and password here.

If you don't know it you can check our list of default router and modem password list here.

If you have changed it and don't remember it you may have to reset your device to factory default using the reset button on most routers.

Step 4.

Once logged into your router click on "Advanced" tab.
Under "Advanced" click on "NAPT"

Once the page is done loading, click on "New"

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Step 5.

Select the protocol for the ports.

In the 'Inside IP' field put the local IP of the computer the ports will be forwarded to.

For "Outside IP" leave it 0.0.0.0

For "Inside Port" & "Outside Port" put the port you want to forward.
Example: 2100

Click "Apply" to finish adding the new rule.

Repeat step 4 & 5 for all ports.

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All done!

Netgear - VVG2000 (Netgear Firmware)


Port Forwarding Guide
For automatic port forwarding try Simple Port Forwarding

Step 1.

Some routers & modems work best with port forwarding if you have a static local IP.
Manually set your network interface card ( NIC ) to use a static ip address.
You can also download my FREE Simple Static IP tool to set it for you.

Step 2.

Open your favorite web browser and input your routers ip address in the address bar.
Please note that you must have the http:// in order to connect to your router/modem properly.

Need help finding you router IP address? Click here

Step 3.

Some router/modems require a username and/or password, if yours requires it, enter the routers username and password here.

If you don't know it you can check our list of default router and modem password list here.

If you have changed it and don't remember it you may have to reset your device to factory default using the reset button on most routers.

Step 4.

Once logged into your router click on "Services"
After the page loads click 'Add Custom Service'

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Step 5.

For 'Name' give this entry a name, this must be unique from any other entries.

Under 'Type' choose which protocol to use.

In the 'Starting Port' & 'Finish Port' enter the ports to be forwarded.
Example: 2100 to 2200 or 3000 to 3000

Click 'Apply'

Repeat this step for all ports you need.

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Step 6.

Click on 'Firewall Rules'
After the page loads, under 'Inbound Services' click 'Add'

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Step 7.

For 'Service' choose the service you made from step 5

For 'Action' choose 'ALLOW always'

In the 'Send to LAN server' field put the local IP of the computer the ports will be forwarded to.

For 'WAN Users' choose 'Any'

Click 'Apply'

Repeat this step for all ports.

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All done!