This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the BT Home Hub 4 router.
If you are not sure what port forwarding is you can read our What is Port Forwarding guide to help get started.
Other BT Home Hub 4 Guides
This is the port forwarding guide for the BT Home Hub 4. We also have the following guides for the same router:
Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address
Port forwarding the BT Home Hub 4 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 Home Hub 4
To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your BT Home Hub 4 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.
To login to the BT Home Hub 4, follow our BT Home Hub 4 Login Guide.
Forward a Port on the BT Home Hub 4 router
Find The Port Forwarding Section of the BT Home Hub 4
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This guide begins on the Home page of the BT Home-Hub-4. To forward a port, click the option of Advanced Settings at the top of the page.
Configure the Port Forwarding section of your BT Home Hub 4
Now to forward a port, make the following changes:
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At this point you are asked to confirm that you are authorized to make these changes. Enter the password in the available box. You can find this on the bottom of your router or in the paperwork that came with the BT Home-Hub-4.
You are then asked if you really wanted to continue to the Advanced Settings page. Click Continue to Advanced Settings.
A new set of choices now appears below the four main options at the top. Tick the new choice titled Firewall, then Port Forwarding under that.
Click the choice on the right side of the page in the center titled Manage games and applications.
Click the choice on this new page labeled Add new game or application.
- Enter the name of the program you are forwarding these ports for in the box labeled Game/application name.
- Farther down this page, use the Protocol drop down menu to choose the type of protocol you want to use to forward these ports.
- If you are forwarding a single port, enter that number in the left and the right Port Range boxes, and the left and right Translate To boxes.
- If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number of the range in the left Port Range box, and the left Translate To box. Enter the highest number of the range in the right Port Range box, and the right Translate To box.
- Click Add, then farther down click Apply.
You are directed back to this page, where you need to click the Back to Port Forwarding button.
On this page, use the Device drop down menu to choose the computer or device you are forwarding these ports to.
Then, select the application you just created from the drop down menu labeled Game or Application.
Click Add to enable the application.
Finally, click the Apply button to save all the work you just did.
Congratulations, you're done!
Test if Your Ports are Open
Now that you have forwarded ports on the BT Home Hub 4 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 Home Hub 4 Info
Don't forget about our other BT Home Hub 4 info that you might be interested in.
This is the port forwarding guide for the BT Home Hub 4. We also have the following guides for the same router: