Broadband: Technicolor TG 582 - Configure Port Forwarding: Aim of This Article
Broadband: Technicolor TG 582 - Configure Port Forwarding: Aim of This Article
Forwarding
Aim of this article:
This article provides a step-by-step guide to setting up port forwarding on a Technicolor TG 582 router.
Port forwarding may be required by online games or servers when the router is configured in the default (and
recommended) NAT setup. Your software supplier will be able to advise which ports to forward if it is
necessary to do so.
Before starting:
Ensure you have the port numbers and protocol for the software for service you would like to
forward. Please refer to your software documentation or supplier for this information.
The IP address of the device you would like to forward the software or service to.
4. Click on the link related to the device you would like to forward traffic to (in this example Unknown-0017-f2-c9-a6-58).
5. Click Assign a game or application to a local network device under the heading Pick a tast...
6. The router includes a number of pre-configured port forwarding settings for well known
applications. Select the name of the application you need to forward ports for from the drop-down box
under the heading Game or Application. If the application is not listed then skip to the section below on
configuring port forwarding for an unlisted application.
7. Click Add
5. Select the protocol from the drop-down menu under the heading Protocol. If you do not know which to
use select Any.
6. Fill in the start and end port of the range in the two boxes beneath the heading Port Range. If only one
port is needed enter this in both boxes.
7. Leave the other boxes empty and click Add.
8. Repeat this step for any other ports or ranges that need to be assigned for this application.
9. Click Apply.
10. Click on the option to Assign a game or application to a local network device.
11. Locate your new application from the drop-down menu under the heading Game or Application.
12. In the drop-down menu under the heading Device select the name of the device you need to forward ports
to.
13. Click Add.