Call of Duty: Black Ops III is Activision's First-Person, Shooter, and Action game released in 2015.

Ports To Forward for Call of Duty: Black Ops III
The required ports that need to be forwarded for Call of Duty: Black Ops III are as follows:
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Xbox 360
- TCP: 3074
- UDP: 88, 3074
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Xbox One
- TCP: 3074
- UDP: 88, 500, 3074-3075, 3544, 4500
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Playstation 3
- TCP: 3074, 3478-3480, 5223, 8080
- UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 3658, 5223
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Playstation 4
- TCP: 1935, 3478-3480
- UDP: 3074, 3478-3479
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Steam
- TCP: 3074, 27014-27050
- UDP: 3074, 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036
We have guides that are custom tailored for Call of Duty: Black Ops III that will show you the required ports that need to be forwarded.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Xbox 360
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Xbox One
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Playstation 3
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Playstation 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Steam
Call of Duty: Black Ops III has the following genres of gameplay.
- First person games are viewed from the player looking forward. They behave much like simulations in that your controls are mapped to move the main player around relative to where you are looking.
- In a shooter the player must have a very fast reaction time. Usually there is a weapon held out in front of the player that is used to target other players or enemies. They can be either single player or multiplayer. The single player versions usually have a short storyline with minor RPG elements. Call of Duty and Battlefield are some very popular examples.
- Action games are usually a bit faster than other games and require quick reflexes. You frequently jump platforms, shoot enemy mobs, climb ladders, and
Port Forward Call of Duty: Black Ops III
When you are playing Call of Duty: Black Ops III you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and frequently even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.
Before You Forward a Port
Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:
- Your router's IP address.
- Your gaming machine's IP address.
- The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
The easiest way to navigate to your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.
How To Forward Ports
Don't have time? Use our Network Utilities software. It's the easiest way to both open and close ports in your router. Of you can do it manually if you want.
The normal process for forwarding a port is:
- Login to your router.
- Find your routers port forwarding section.
- Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the applicable box in your router.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the corresponding boxes in your router.
- Sometimes you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.
That's all it takes to forward your ports. For more on how to port forward, check out our list of games and applications.