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Belkin F5D8233-4 Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Belkin F5D8233-4 router.

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

Other Belkin F5D8233-4 Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F5D8233-4 v3. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Belkin F5D8233-4 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 Belkin F5D8233-4

To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Belkin F5D8233-4 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Belkin F5D8233-4, follow our Belkin F5D8233-4 Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Belkin F5D8233-4 router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Belkin F5D8233-4

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This is the status page from your Belkin F5D8233-4 router.

When you're finished logging into the Belkin F5D8233-4v3 you are taken to the Status page. This page has a list of links running down the left side of the page, find and click the choice labeled Virtual Servers which is right under Firewall.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Belkin F5D8233-4

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your Belkin F5D8233-4 router.

You are now on the correct page. Place a check mark in the Enable box.

Enter the program name or something else that helps you remember why you are forwarding these ports into the box labeled Description.

If you are forwarding a single port, enter that number into the box labeled Inbound port and the box labeled Private port. If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the range in both of these boxes. Write it with the lowest number first, ad dash, then the highest number, for example, 22-34.

In the drop down menu, labeled Type, choose the type of protocol you are going to use for your port forwards.

Next is the Private IP address. Enter the IP address you are forwarding these ports to.

After clicking Save and Apply Changes, you are done, congratulations!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Belkin F5D8233-4 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 Belkin F5D8233-4 Info

Don't forget about our other Belkin F5D8233-4 info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F5D8233-4 v3. We also have the following guides for the same router: