This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D 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.
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This is the port forwarding guide for the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D. We also have the following guides for the same router:
Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address
Port forwarding the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D 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 Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D
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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.
To login to the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D, follow our Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D Login Guide.
Forward a Port on the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D router
Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D
You should begin on the page you see here. To setup a port forward for the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D router you need to click the option in the left sidebar labeled Application. Then under that choose the option of Port Forwarding.
Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D
Now to forward a port, make the following changes:
This directs you to a page called the Application > Port Forwarding.
- From the APPName drop down list choose Customer setting.
- To forward a single port - enter the one port number in all four of the port boxes. Both of the WAN Port boxes and both of the LAN Port boxes. To forward a range of ports - enter the lowest number of the range in the left hand WAN Port box and the left LAN Port box. Enter the highest number in the range in the right box of both the WAN Port and the LAN Port boxes.
- Using the drop down list called Internal Client choose the computer you are forwarding the ports to. It should then fill in the right box next to that automatically. If not go ahead and enter the IP address of the computer you are forwarding the ports to.
- In the Protocol drop down list choose the type of protocol you need to use to forward these ports.
- Make sure to put a checkmark in the Enable Mapping box.
- Open the WAN Connection List drop down list and choose an available connection to use.
- Click the Add button.
That's it, you did it.
Test if Your Ports are Open
Now that you have forwarded ports on the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D 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 Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D Info
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This is the port forwarding guide for the Alcatel-Lucent I-240G-D. We also have the following guides for the same router: