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Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 router.

If you are not sure what port forwarding is you can read our What is Port Forwarding guide to help get started.

Other Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 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 Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000

To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000, follow our Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000

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This is the status page from your Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 router.

You begin on the Status page of the Bountiful-WiFi BWRG1000 router. To forward a port, click the link titled Applications.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the open port page from your Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 router.

This takes you to the page you see above.

Scroll down the page until you see the heading in a light blue bar labeled Port Forwarding.

  1. In the first empty row of boxes, use the Protocol drop down menu to choose the type of protocol you want to use while forwarding these ports.
  2. If you are forwarding a single port, enter that port number in the both of the Remote Ports boxes and the Local Port box.
  3. To forward a range of ports, enter the lowest number in the left box of Remote Ports, and enter that number in the Local Port box. Enter the highest number of the range in the right box of the Remote Ports.
  4. Next, enter the LAN IP address of the computer you are forwarding these ports to in the Local Address box.
  5. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.

Congratulations, you have forwarded a port!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 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 Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 Info

Don't forget about our other Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000 info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Bountiful WiFi BWRG1000. We also have the following guides for the same router: