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Amped Wireless RTA15 Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Amped Wireless RTA15 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 Amped Wireless RTA15 Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Amped Wireless RTA15. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Amped Wireless RTA15 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 Amped Wireless RTA15

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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Amped Wireless RTA15 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Amped Wireless RTA15, follow our Amped Wireless RTA15 Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Amped Wireless RTA15 router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Amped Wireless RTA15

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This is the setup page from your Amped Wireless RTA15 router.

After you have finished logging into the Amped Wireless RTA15 router you should be on the Dashboard screen.

  1. Click More Settings in the left sidebar.
  2. Under that click the Firewall Settings.
  3. Next, choose the option of Port Forwarding.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Amped Wireless RTA15

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your Amped Wireless RTA15 router.

You should now be on a page that looks very similar to the page you see above.

  1. Put a checkmark in the box labeled Enable Port Forwarding.
  2. In the box labeled IP Address enter the IP address of the device or computer you are forwarding these ports to. For instance if you are forwarding a port so a program will run smoother on your notebook then make sure to enter the notebooks LAN IP address here.
  3. Using the Protocol drop down menu choose the type of protocol you wish to use to forward these ports.
  4. To forward one port - enter the single port number into both the left and right Port Range boxes. To forward a range of ports - enter the lowest number in the left Port Range box and the highest number of the range in the right Port Range box.
  5. In the Comment box enter the name of the program you are forwarding ports for. This is only for your reference, it really doesn't matter what you enter here.
  6. Click the green APPLY button.

That's it, congratulation!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Amped Wireless RTA15 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 Amped Wireless RTA15 Info

Don't forget about our other Amped Wireless RTA15 info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Amped Wireless RTA15. We also have the following guides for the same router: