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Belkin F5D8636-4 Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Belkin F5D8636-4 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 F5D8636-4 Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F5D8636-4 v1. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Belkin F5D8636-4 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 F5D8636-4

To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Belkin F5D8636-4 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Belkin F5D8636-4, follow our Belkin F5D8636-4 Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Belkin F5D8636-4 router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Belkin F5D8636-4

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This is the status page from your Belkin F5D8636-4 router.

Now that you have finished logging into the Belkin F5D8636-4v1 you are taken to the Status page of your Belkin router. To start the Port Forwarding process, first click the choice on the left side of the page labeled Virtual Servers, this is under the heading of Firewall.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Belkin F5D8636-4

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your Belkin F5D8636-4 router.

On this new page, in the first empty line, or rule as it is sometimes called, place a check in the box labeled Enable.

In the next box to the right is the Description box. Enter the name of the program or something else that will help you remember why you are forwarding these ports.

If you are forwarding a single port, enter this port number in the Inbound Port box and the Private Port box. If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter that range in both the Inbound port and Private port boxes. Enter the range with lowest number first, dash, then highest number, for example 22-34.

Next is the Type drop down menu. Use this menu to choose the type of protocol you are going to use to forward your ports.

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

You're almost there. All there is left to do is click the Add button near the top and Apply Changes.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Belkin F5D8636-4 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 F5D8636-4 Info

Don't forget about our other Belkin F5D8636-4 info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F5D8636-4 v1. We also have the following guides for the same router: