How to Create Ports on a Linksys Wireless Router
"Port forwarding" is the term given to creating and opening ports on a router. Linksys wireless routers have an interface that allows you to create several opened ports. You use port forwarding to allow Internet traffic to access your network. For instance, creating and opening port 80 allows you to host a Web server on your local network. Users from the Internet are not blocked by the Linksys firewall. Instead, the traffic is forwarded to your Web server.
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Instructions
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Click the "Start" button on a computer connected to the wireless Linksys router. Type "internet explorer" in the menu text box. Press "Enter." This command opens the default browser for Windows, but you can use other browsers for port-forwarding configurations.
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Type the IP address for your router in the Web browser's address text box. Press "Enter." The default IP address for a Linksys router is "192.168.1.1." Your Linksys console application opens.
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Click the "Security" tab. Remove the check mark labeled "Block Anonymous Internet Requests." Click the "Save Settings" button at the bottom of the window. This setting allows users to access incoming network requests from the Internet.
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Click the "Applications and Gaming" tab. This tab shows all your current port settings. It's also where you create a new opened port. In the first text box, type a name for your new port settings. Type the opened port range in the "Start" and "End" text box. For instance, if you are opening a Web port, type "80" and "80" in the text boxes.
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Select "Both" in the Protocol drop-down menu. In the "IP Address" text box, type the IP address of the computer where you want to direct traffic. For a Web server, type the Web server's IP address. Check "Enabled" > "Save Settings" to save the changes. Repeat these steps for each port you want to open on your Linksys router.
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