Before Forwarding a Port Setup a Static IP Address
To setup port forwarding on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500 router your computer needs to have a static IP address. You should complete one of the following steps first:
Either try our free program that will setup a static IP address for you called PF Setup Static IP.
Login To The Cisco Linksys-EA4500 Router Using Your Web Browser
Open a web browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox. Enter the internal 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 internal IP address of your Cisco Linksys-EA4500 router.
By default the IP address should be set to 192.168.1.1.
You should see a box prompting you for your username and password. Enter your username and password now.
The Default Cisco Linksys-EA4500 Router Username is: admin
The Default Cisco Linksys-EA4500 Router Password is: admin
Click the Ok button to log in to your Cisco Linksys-EA4500 router.
Default Usernames and Passwords for other Cisco Routers
If you can't login to your router because you forgot your Cisco Linksys-EA4500 router username and password, use our
How to Reset a Router Password guide to set your
Cisco Linksys-EA4500 router back to its factory settings.
How to Port Forward QNAP TS-201 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
Having trouble forwarding ports on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500?
If you are having trouble with this guide, then perhaps PFConfig may be your solution.
PFConfig is a software tool that will automatically forward ports for your Cisco Linksys-EA4500 router to save you time and hassle.
Cisco Linksys-EA4500 Router Port Forwarding Screenshots
Now that you are logged in to your Cisco Linksys-EA4500 router you should see the following:
Click the Applications & Gaming link near the top of the page.
You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click Port Range Forwarding.
Forward Ports 20-22 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
We will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how to forward the ports you need to forward. QNAP TS-201 requires
you to forward the following ports: 20-22,25,80,137-139,443,445,548,873,3306,6000,6881-6999,8080,9000,13131,55536-56559. Go ahead and enter the settings shown above into the Port Range Forwarding menu.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 25 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 80 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Ports 137-139 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 443 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 445 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 548 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 873 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 3306 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 6000 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Ports 6881-6999 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 8080 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 9000 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Port 13131 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
Forward Ports 55536-56559 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500
You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range Forwarding page.
Go ahead and enter those settings now.
Port Range Forwarding
Application Name
Start ~ End Port
Protocol
To IPv4 Address
Enabled
to
192.168.1.
When you're finished, click Save Settings near the bottom of the screen to save your changes.
And that's it! You're done!
Test if Your Ports are Open
Now that you have forwarded ports for QNAP TS-201 on the Cisco Linksys-EA4500 you should test to see if your ports are forwarded correctly.
To test if your port has been properly forwarded, you can use our Open Port Check tool.
Our Open Port Check tool is the only online port checking tool with Guaranteed Results.
