“Port forwarding” is forwarding a port from the Internet to your home network and hence the name. Let us discuss how to enable port forward in Edimax router. The model we will be using is the Edimax BR-6208AC. Before you understand how to enable port forward in Edimax BR-6208AC router, you need to comprehend the concept of port forwarding in this router. The Edimax BR-6208AC router includes a basic firewall. This firewall helps in securing your home network from many unwanted accesses from your Internet. The firewall will block all the incoming connections. Therefore, you might have to open a port through this firewall to allow certain applications. Therefore, this process of opening a port is also called “port forwarding.” Now, you can continue with the process to enable port forward on the Edimax BR-6208AC router:
Stage 1-Setting Up A Static IP Address:
- Setting up a static address on the device you are going to forward a port to will make sure that the ports will stay open even after your device reboots.
- Once you have set up a static address on your devices, you have to log into your Edimax router setup.
You have seen the first stage in port forwarding on your Edimax BR-6208AC router. Move on to the next section to know how to enable port forward in Edimax router.
Stage 2-Logging Into Your Router:
- Open the default web browser on your computer.
- Go to the address or the URL bar of the web browser.
- For most of the Edimax routers, the default IP address will be 168.2.1. Make sure that this is the IP address of your Edimax BR-6208AC router also by referring to your router manual.
- Now, type this IP address in your web browser’s address
- The IP address of your router is also known as the“default gateway” of your computer.
- After entering the IP address of the router, press the Enter Now, you can see the following Enter Network Password dialog box getting displayed on your computer screen:
- In the Enter Network Password dialog box, you will find a prompt to type in your User Name and
- The default User Name for your Edimax BR-6208AC router is
- The default Password for the Edimax BR-6208AC router is
- Once you have entered the User Name and Password, click on the OK
- Now, you will be logged into your Edimax BR-6208AC router.
Now, continue reading to obtain more information on how to enable port forward in Edimax router.
Stage 3-Locating The Port Forwarding Section:
In this stage, we will be finding the port forwarding section in the Edimax BR-6208AC router and will be filling in the required information. Follow these steps to do the same:
- Begin with the first page of the Edimax router. It will be like this:
- From the left pane, click on the Advanced
- Under Advanced , you can find two sections that will allow you to forward ports.
- If you click on the Port Forwarding title, you can forward a range of ports.
- In case you click on the Virtual Server title, you will be able to forward a single port.
- Now on using how to enable port forward in Edimax router manual, let us discuss how both the above sections function:
Now, you can continue reading to know about the last stage on how to enable port forward in Edimax router.
You have now learned how to enable port forward in Edimax router.