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2wire 2071-A Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the 2wire 2071-A router.

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If you are not sure what port forwarding is you can read our What is Port Forwarding guide to help get started.

Other 2wire 2071-A Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the 2wire 2071-A. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the 2wire 2071-A to your computer can be more reliable if you first configure a static IP address on your computer. We have instructions to setup a static IP address for Windows 7, Windows 8, and a variety of other devices on our Static IP Address Settings page.

Please note that while setting up a static IP address on your computer is optional, it is still a very good idea to go ahead and do it. In the long run it will make your port forward much more reliable.

Login To The 2wire 2071-A

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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your 2wire 2071-A router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the 2wire 2071-A, follow our 2wire 2071-A Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the 2wire 2071-A router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the 2wire 2071-A

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your 2wire 2071-A router.

You begin on the Network at a Glance page of the 2Wire 2071-A router. To forward a port, click the option at the top of the page labeled Firewall.

Below this, in a bar running horizontally the length of the screen, pick the Firewall Settings option.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your 2wire 2071-A

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

router firewall security
This is the firewall page from your 2wire 2071-A router.

You should now be on a page very similar to the one you see here.

  • Use the drop-down menu to the right of Select a computer to choose the computer you wish to forward ports to. This menu provides all the names of the computers that are visible on your network.
  • At the bottom of the large box labeled All applications, click the link labeled Add a new user-defined application.
  • This takes you to a new page called Edit Application.
  • The first section on this new page is labeled Profile Name. In the box titled Application Name, enter the name of the program. This is just for your records and needs to be something that reminds you of why you're doing this.
  • The next thing you are able to change is the Protocol. Here you choose the type of protocol you are going to use. If you need to use both, you will need to create an identical configuration, but this one should have TCP selected and the next should have UDP chosen.
  • Next is the Port (or Range). If you are forwarding a single port, then enter that port number into both the From and To boxes. If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number in the From box, and the highest number of the range in the To box.
  • Below that is the Protocol Timeout (seconds) space. If you have chosen the TCP Protocol above, then enter 86400, and if you have chosen UDP Protocol, enter 600.
  • Leave the Map to Host Port blank.
  • The Application Type should be set to None (Default).
  • Click the ADD DEFINITION button.
  • Finally, click the BACK button, which takes you back to the page you see above.
  • On this page, click the application you just created from the Applications list.
  • Next, tick the ADD button to the right, which places it in the box labeled Hosted Applications.
  • Click the DONE button in the lower right corner.

Congratulations! You did it!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the 2wire 2071-A you should test to see if your ports are forwarded correctly.

To test if your ports are forwarded you should use our Open Port Check tool.

Other 2wire 2071-A Info

Don't forget about our other 2wire 2071-A info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the 2wire 2071-A. We also have the following guides for the same router: