Simple Netopia 2247NWG-VGx Router Port Forwarding Steps

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Netopia 2247NWG-VGx Router Open Port Instructions Port Forward Staff September 19, 2018 (Last Updated: May 24, 2024) | Reading Time: 4 minutes

Netopia 2247NWG-VGx routers include a very basic firewall that helps protect your home network form unwanted access from the internet. Since this firewall blocks incoming connections you may need open a port through it for certain games and applications. This process of opening a port is frequently called a port forward, since you are forwarding a port from the internet to your home network.

The basic process to open a port is:

1. Setup a static IP address on either your computer or device that you want to forward a port to.
2. Login to your Netopia 2247NWG-VGx router.
3. Navigate to the port forwarding section.
   • Click the Expert Mode link.
   • Click the Yes~~ button.
   • Click on Configure.
   • Click on NAT.
   • Click the Define Custom Service button.
   • Click the Port Forwarding: Range of Ports radio button.
   • Click the Next button.
4. Create a port forward entry.

While these steps might seem difficult at first, we will walk you through each step for your Netopia 2247NWG-VGx router.

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Step 1

It is important to setup a static ip address in the device that you are forwarding a port to. This ensures that your ports will remain open even after your device reboots.

• Recommended - Our free Static IP Setter will set up a static IP address for you.
• Another way to get a permanent IP address is to set up a DHCP reservation.
• Or, manually create a static ip address with our Static IP Guides.

This step is important because you want a permanent IP address in your device. If you do not set up a permanent IP address in your device, then when you device reboots it may get a new IP address.

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Step 2

Now we are going to login to your Netopia 2247NWG-VGx router. Your router has a web interface, so you will login to it using your web browser. This can be either Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Edge. It usually does not matter which browser you choose to use.

Open up your web browser and find the address bar. It should look something like this:

Above is an example of what a web browser address bar looks like. Find the address bar in your router and type in your router's IP address.

The default Netopia 2247NWG-VGx IP Address is: 192.168.1.1

After entering the IP address of your router you can simply press enter. If all goes well you will see the following screen:

You should see a box prompting you for your username and password.

• The Default Netopia 2247NWG-VGx Router Username is: admin
• The Default Netopia 2247NWG-VGx Router Password is: 1234

Enter your username and password, and then click the Login button to log in to your Netopia 2247NWG-VGx router.

Netopia Usernames and Passwords

If your username and password do not work then please visit our Default Netopia Router Passwords page.

If you still can't login to your router because you forgot your Netopia 2247NWG-VGx router username and password, use our How to Reset a Router Password guide to set your Netopia 2247NWG-VGx router back to its factory settings.

Step 3

Now we need to find the port forwarding section in your router. Here's how you do it. Starting from the first page in your router:

Click the Expert Mode link near the left of the page.

Click the Yes, enter expert mode button near the center of the page.

The menu on the left should change. In this new menu, click Configure.

You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click NAT.

Click the Define Custom Service button near the center of the page.

Put a dot into the Port Forwarding: Range of Ports radio button.

Click the Next button.

Step 4

Here are the ports to forward for Xbox Live:

• TCP Ports: 3074
• UDP Ports: 3074

If you are looking for the ports for a different application you can find it by either:

• Browsing our List of Games
• Check out our our List of Games by Genre
• See our List of all Applications

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You need to name this entry in the Service Name box. The name does not make any difference in the forward; it's just there so that you can remember later why you setup this forward.

If you are only forwarding a single port number then enter that number into both the Base Host Port, Left Global Port Range and the Right Global Port Range boxes. If you are forwarding a range of ports separated by a hyphen then enter the lowest number of that range into the Base Host Port, Left Global Port Range box and the highest number of that range into the Right Global Port Range box.

Select the protocol that you are forwarding in the Protocol radio button.

If you need both TCP and UDP forwarded then you need to create a duplicate configuration. One configuration has TCP selected and the other one has have UDP selected.

When you are all done click the Next button.

Select the service you created from the Service Name drop down box.

Click the Enable button.

Your ports should now be open. It is time to test them.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Netopia 2247NWG-VGx you should test to see if your ports are forwarded correctly.

To test if your port has been properly forwarded, you can use our Network Utilities tool, which includes a free Open Port Checker. Our Open Port Check tool is the only online port checking tool with Guaranteed Results.

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