Setup port forwarding on ZyXEL router.

Setup port forwarding on ZyXEL router.

To setup port forwarding on this router your computer needs to have a static ip address. Take a look at our Static IP Address guide to setup a static ip address. When you are finished setting up a static ip address, please come back to this page and enter the ip address you setup in the Static IP Address box below. Do not skip this step! Open a web browser like internet explorer or Netscape. Enter the ip address of your router in the address bar of your browser. In the picture above the address bar has http://www.google.com in it. Just replace all of that with the ip address of your router. By default the ip address should be set to 192.168.1.1. You should see a box prompting you for your password. Enter your password now. By default your password is admin. Click the Login button to log in to your router. Click the Network link near the left side of the page. You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click NAT. Click the Port Forwarding button near the top of the page. Select User define from the Service Name drop down box. Rule Setup Active Service Name Start Port End Port Server IP Address We will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how to forward the ports you need to forward. HTTP requires you to forward the 80 ports. Go ahead and enter the settings shown above into the Rule Setup menu and then click Apply. Click the Security link near the left side of the page. You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click Firewall. Remove the checkmark from the Active Firewall checkbox. When you're finished, click Apply near the bottom of the screen to save your changes. And that's it! You're done!