What is Port Forwarding on your TP-Link Router?
Port forwarding is a method of routing connections over the internet to a device on a local network. By configuring port forwarding on your TP-Link router, you can enable a variety of services such as remote access to a media server, hosting a game server, or self-hosting a website.
Article Summary
- Log into your TP‑Link router using its default gateway address (e.g., 192.168.1.1).
- Navigate to Forwarding → Virtual Servers in the router menu.
- Click Add New, then enter the service port, internal port and the internal IP address of the device.
- Select “All” for Protocol (or individually set TCP/UDP), enable the rule, then click Save.
- After saving, test the connection using your hostname (e.g., http://yourhost.ddns.net:8000).
Step 1: Login to the TP-Link router via the default gateway address.
Step 2: Click on “Forwarding” and then “Virtual Servers.”
Step 3: Click “Add New.”
Step 4: Enter the Service Port, Internal Port and IP Address. Then select “All” under Protocol and “Enabled” under Status.
Step 5: Click “Save.”
You should now be able to connect to your device via a web browser. Simply enter your hostname followed by the port number into the address bar. For example http://hostname.ddns.net:8000
Please Note: If you are using a mobile application, you will simply need to use your hostname to connect. The application should already specify the port when attempting to make the connection.