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Dlink DAP-1350 Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Dlink DAP-1350 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 Dlink DAP-1350 Guides

This is the port forwarding guide for the Dlink DAP-1350. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Dlink DAP-1350 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 Dlink DAP-1350

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To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Dlink DAP-1350 router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Dlink DAP-1350, follow our Dlink DAP-1350 Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Dlink DAP-1350 router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Dlink DAP-1350

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This is the status page from your Dlink DAP-1350 router.

Starting on the DEVICE INFORMATION page of the Dlink DAP-1350 router, click the link at the top labeled ADVANCED.

Now look to the left, in the sidebar, click the option of VIRTUAL SERVER.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Dlink DAP-1350

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your Dlink DAP-1350 router.

On this new page, in the first set of empty boxes, put a checkmark in the box to the far left. This is a box that if checked will enable the following port.

Next is the Name box. This is not critical to the forwarding process, but we recommend entering the name of the program you are forwarding this port for.

Below that is the IP Address. This is the IP Address of the computer you are forwarding this port to. For example if you are forwarding these ports to run a particular program on computer A, be sure to use computer A's LAN IP Address here.

Skip the next two boxes on the right, and go directly to the Public, and Private Port boxes. Enter the port number you are forwarding in both of these boxes. It is important that these boxes match.

After that is the Traffic Type. Use the Protocol drop down menu to choose the type of protocol you need to use to forward this port.

When you are finished, click the Save Settings button near the top of the page.

Congratulations, you did it!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Dlink DAP-1350 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 Dlink DAP-1350 Info

Don't forget about our other Dlink DAP-1350 info that you might be interested in.

This is the port forwarding guide for the Dlink DAP-1350. We also have the following guides for the same router: