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A-Link RoadRunner 24API Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the A-Link RoadRunner 24API 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 A-Link RoadRunner 24API Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the A-Link RoadRunner 24API. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the A-Link RoadRunner 24API 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 A-Link RoadRunner 24API

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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your A-Link RoadRunner 24API router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the A-Link RoadRunner 24API, follow our A-Link RoadRunner 24API Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the A-Link RoadRunner 24API router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the A-Link RoadRunner 24API

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This is the status page from your A-Link RoadRunner 24API router.

This guide begins on the Home page of the A-Link RR24API router. To forward a port, click the link at the top of the page labeled Advanced. Then on the left side of the page pick the option of Port Forwarding.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your A-Link RoadRunner 24API

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your A-Link RoadRunner 24API router.

You should now be on a page that looks a lot like the one you see here.

First, tick the radio button in the large box labeled User.

At this point a couple new boxes appear. Pick the one titled New.

This takes you to a page called Rule Management.

The first box, on this new page, is titled Rule Name. Enter the name of the program you are forwarding these ports for in this box. This is for your benefit, nothing more.

Next is a Protocol drop down menu. Use this to choose the type of protocol you want to use to forward these ports

Below that is the Port Start, Port End, and Port Map boxes. If you are forwarding a single port, enter that number in all three boxes. If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number of the range in the Port Start, and Port Map boxes, and enter the highest number of the range in the Port End box.

Click Apply which takes you back to the page above.

On this page, use the LAN IP drop down menu to choose the IP address of the computer you are forwarding these ports to. This box contains a list of all the computers visible on your network.

Now, highlight the new rule you just created from the Available Rules list and click the Add > button which adds it to the Applied Rules list.

Finally, click the Apply button near the bottom of the page.

That's it, congratulations!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the A-Link RoadRunner 24API 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 A-Link RoadRunner 24API Info

Don't forget about our other A-Link RoadRunner 24API info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the A-Link RoadRunner 24API. We also have the following guides for the same router: