Belkin F7D3302 Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Belkin F7D3302 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 F7D3302 Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F7D3302 v1. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Belkin F7D3302 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 F7D3302

To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Belkin F7D3302 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Belkin F7D3302, follow our Belkin F7D3302 Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Belkin F7D3302 router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Belkin F7D3302

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This is the status page from your Belkin F7D3302 router.

Now that you have logged into the Belkin F7D3302v1 router, you are taken to the Status page. On the left of the router page is a list of links, find the one labeled Virtual Servers.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Belkin F7D3302

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your Belkin F7D3302 router.

This takes you to the page called Firewall>Virtual Servers. On this page in the first row of empty boxes, put a check in the box tagged Enable.

Beside this is the Description box. Enter the program name that you are forwarding the ports for. It is not important what you put here but it would be a good idea to enter something that helps you remember why you are forwarding these ports.

If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the range in the Inbound port box and the Private port box. Enter them like 500-600, with the lowest number first, dash, highest number last. If you are forwarding a single port, simply enter this one number into both the Inbound port and Private port boxes.

Next is the Type. Use the drop down menu that has be provided to select the protocol type you are going to be using when you forward these ports.

Last is the Private IP address, enter the IP address you are forwarding these ports to.

When you have finished this, click the Add button and the Apply Changes button.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Belkin F7D3302 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 F7D3302 Info

Don't forget about our other Belkin F7D3302 info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Belkin F7D3302 v1. We also have the following guides for the same router: