Belkin F5D8633-4 Port Forwarding Instructions

This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Belkin F5D8633-4 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 Belkin F5D8633-4 Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F5D8633-4 v1. We also have the following guides for the same router:

• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - How to change the IP Address on a Belkin F5D8633-4 router
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Belkin F5D8633-4 Login Instructions
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Belkin F5D8633-4 User Manual
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - How to change the DNS settings on a Belkin F5D8633-4 router
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Setup WiFi on the Belkin F5D8633-4
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - How to Reset the Belkin F5D8633-4
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Information About the Belkin F5D8633-4 Router
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Belkin F5D8633-4 Screenshots

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Belkin F5D8633-4 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 F5D8633-4

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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Belkin F5D8633-4 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Belkin F5D8633-4, follow our Belkin F5D8633-4 Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Belkin F5D8633-4 router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Belkin F5D8633-4

Now that you have logged into the Belkin F5D8633-4v1 you begin on the Status pag of your Belkinrouter. From here, click the choice labeled Virtual Servers located on the left side of the screen.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Belkin F5D8633-4

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

On this new page, first put a check in the box labeled Enable.

In the next box is the Description. Enter the name of the program in this box, it is not really important what you enter in this box, so long as it will remind you why you are forwarding these ports.

To the right of this is the Inbound port and Private port. If you are forwarding a single port, enter this number into both of these boxes, both Inbound port and Private port. If you are forwarding more than one in a range, enter this range in the Inbound port box and the Private port box. Make sure to enter them with the lowest number first, a dash, then the highest number.

The middle box is the Type. Use this drop down menu to choose the type of protocol you are going to use when forwarding these ports.

Under the Private IP address heading, enter the IP address you are forwarding these ports to. For example if you are forwarding these ports to run a program on your computer, be sure to use that computer's IP address here.

When you have finished all these steps, click the Add button at the top and the Apply Changes button.

That's it, you are finished.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Belkin F5D8633-4 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 F5D8633-4 Info

Don't forget about our other Belkin F5D8633-4 info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F5D8633-4 v1. We also have the following guides for the same router:

• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - How to change the IP Address on a Belkin F5D8633-4 router
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Belkin F5D8633-4 Login Instructions
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Belkin F5D8633-4 User Manual
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - How to change the DNS settings on a Belkin F5D8633-4 router
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Setup WiFi on the Belkin F5D8633-4
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - How to Reset the Belkin F5D8633-4
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Information About the Belkin F5D8633-4 Router
• Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 - Belkin F5D8633-4 Screenshots