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Bell Connection Hub Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Bell Connection Hub 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 Bell Connection Hub Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Bell Connection Hub. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Bell Connection Hub 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 Bell Connection Hub

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

To login to the Bell Connection Hub, follow our Bell Connection Hub Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Bell Connection Hub router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Bell Connection Hub

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This is the status page from your Bell Connection Hub router.

You have already logged into the Bell Connection-Hub and are on the Connection Hub Status page. First, click the choice on the left side of the page labeled Network under the heading of Settings.

There are now new choices in the center section of the page, click the one labeled Port-Forwarding.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Bell Connection Hub

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your Bell Connection Hub router.

On this new page, find the drop down menu called Rule Name. In this box enter the name of the program you are forwarding ports for, this isn't very important, but we recommend entering something here that helps you remember why you are forwarding these ports.

Next is the Protocol drop down menu, pick the type of protocol you want to use when forwarding the port.

In the next box labeled Source Port type in the port you are forwarding. Enter that same number in the box labeled Destination Port.

In the box labeled Destination IP or Hostname enter the IP address you are forwarding this port to. If you forward a port to run a program on a computer, be sure to use that computer's IP address.

When you are finished, click Save.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Bell Connection Hub 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 Bell Connection Hub Info

Don't forget about our other Bell Connection Hub info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Bell Connection Hub. We also have the following guides for the same router: