To set up port forwarding on a router, you first open the router's admin console by entering its IP address like 192.168.0.1 into a web browser. You then log in with the username, typically "admin", and password. Next, you navigate to the port forwarding section and enter the application name, ports to use, protocol (UDP/TCP), and the device's IP address. Finally, save the settings and potentially restart the router for the changes to take effect.

1. Setting up port forwarding on a router
1. The first step is to open your router’s admin console by typing the standard IP address
into your the URL. For most routers, it will be 192.186.0.1 or 192.168.1.1
If you want to figure out the IP, you need to install MSI/EXE Software.
For Windows, open the command prompt by going to start and typing in cmd, type ipconfig
/all and hit enter
For Mac, open the command prompt and enter netstat -nr
For Linux, open the command prompt and enter route
2. Enter you username and password. The username and password is usually “admin”. For
some routers you may need to leave the username field blank and type admin for the
password.
3. Navigate to the port forwarding/Apps and gaming tab. Each router will be different s look
for these options.
4. Enter the ports you want to forward.
Enter the application name.
Select the ports you wish to use
Select both if you are asked to choose between UDP and TCP
Enter the ip address. to figure out the ip address open the the command prompt and
type in ipconfig
5. Save your settings. You may need to restart your router to ensure that the changes take
effect.