BT 2700HGV Port Forwarding Instructions

This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the BT 2700HGV 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 BT 2700HGV Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the BT 2700HGV v2. We also have the following guides for the same router:

• BT 2700HGV v2 - How to change the IP Address on a BT 2700HGV router
• BT 2700HGV v2 - BT 2700HGV Login Instructions
• BT 2700HGV v2 - BT 2700HGV User Manual
• BT 2700HGV v2 - How to change the DNS settings on a BT 2700HGV router
• BT 2700HGV v2 - Setup WiFi on the BT 2700HGV
• BT 2700HGV v2 - How to Reset the BT 2700HGV
• BT 2700HGV v2 - Information About the BT 2700HGV Router
• BT 2700HGV v2 - BT 2700HGV Screenshots

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the BT 2700HGV 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 BT 2700HGV

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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your BT 2700HGV router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the BT 2700HGV, follow our BT 2700HGV Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the BT 2700HGV router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the BT 2700HGV

This guide starts on the Home page of the BT BT2700HGV router. To forward a port, click the link at the top of the page labeled Settings, then Firewall. Below that, choose Allow Applications, Pinholes and DMZ Mode.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your BT 2700HGV

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

You should now be on the page you see above.

Use the list provided under 1) Select a computer to choose the computer you want to forward this port to. This list contains all the computers visible on your network.

Then under 2) Edit firewall settings for this computer scroll down past the two large boxes, and click the link titled Add a new user-defined application.

You are then taken to a new page that looks a lot like the one you see here.

First, enter the name of the program in the box labeled Application Profile Name. This is for your reference only.

Then, under Create Application Definition, and next to Protocol, tick the radio button next to the type of protocol you want to use when forwarding these ports. If you want to use both protocols, you will need to create a duplicate profile definition. The first should have TCP selected, and the second should have UDP chosen.

If you are forwarding a single port, enter that number in both the boxes labeled From and To next to Port (or Range). If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number in the From box, and the highest number in the To box. If you have a list of ports, not in a range, you will need to create different profile definitions for each of them.

Next is the Protocol Timeout. If you used the protocol of TCP, then enter 86400, and if you chose UDP, then enter 600.

Leave the Map to Host Post box blank.

The Application Type should be set to none.

Click the Add to List button, then click Back.

In the second section titled 2)Edit firewall settings for this computer, scroll down until you see the two large boxes. In the left box, highlight the applications you just created and click the Add button. This transfers them to the right box titled Hosted Applications.

Click the Save button in the lower right corner of the page when you are finished.

Congratulations!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the BT 2700HGV 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 BT 2700HGV Info

Don't forget about our other BT 2700HGV info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the BT 2700HGV v2. We also have the following guides for the same router:

• BT 2700HGV v2 - How to change the IP Address on a BT 2700HGV router
• BT 2700HGV v2 - BT 2700HGV Login Instructions
• BT 2700HGV v2 - BT 2700HGV User Manual
• BT 2700HGV v2 - How to change the DNS settings on a BT 2700HGV router
• BT 2700HGV v2 - Setup WiFi on the BT 2700HGV
• BT 2700HGV v2 - How to Reset the BT 2700HGV
• BT 2700HGV v2 - Information About the BT 2700HGV Router
• BT 2700HGV v2 - BT 2700HGV Screenshots