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Billion 5200S Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Billion 5200S 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 Billion 5200S Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Billion 5200S. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Billion 5200S 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 Billion 5200S

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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Billion 5200S router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Billion 5200S, follow our Billion 5200S Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Billion 5200S router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Billion 5200S

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Billion 5200S router.

When you first log into the Billion 5200S you are taken to the Status page of your router. At the top of this page is a white bar, from this bar pick the choice labeled Advanced Setup, then below that NAT.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Billion 5200S

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

router nat enable disable
This is the nat page from your Billion 5200S router.

You should now be on the NAT page. Click the link near the bottom of the screen labeled Virtual Server.

port forwarding nat screenshot
This is the port forwarding page from your Billion 5200S router.

On this page, the first box is the Rule Index. You need to choose the number of the rule you want to change. In this case the rule refers to the number down below in the Virtual Server Listing. We recommend choosing the first the first line that is not filled in.

In the box labeled Application type in the name of the program. This step is not really important, but we do suggest entering something that will help you remember why you are forwarding these ports.

Next is the Protocol. Use the protocol drop down menu to choose the type of protocol you wish to use when forwarding these ports.

If you are forwarding a single port, enter that port number in both boxes labeled Start Port Number and End Port Number. If you are forwarding a range of ports enter the lowest number of that range in the Start Port Number and the highest number in the range in the End Port Number box. If you are forwarding two or more ports that are not in a range such as 21 and 43 then you have to make a new rule for the second one.

Next is the Local IP Address. In this 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.

When you have finished, click the SAVE button before exiting.

That's it, you're done!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Billion 5200S 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 Billion 5200S Info

Don't forget about our other Billion 5200S info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Billion 5200S. We also have the following guides for the same router: