How To Port Forward Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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

The ports 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 specific incoming ports.

• 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

When you play Call of Duty: Black Ops III you will enjoy the following styles of play.

• In a first person style game the main viewpoint is from the player looking forward. This can be either a first person shooter or a first person driving game.
• Shooter style games are usually a fast action style game that is based on testing the players reaction time. Most of the time the player has a weapon held out in front that is the primary means of targeting other players and enemies. Single player shooters usually have a short story mode based on finding ammo and guns, while multiplayer shooters tend to have some amount of player advancement over time. Halo and Call of Duty are popular shooters.
• Action games are focused on physical challenges such as jumping over obstacles, climbing ladders, and shooting enemies. Reflexes play a large part in action game play.

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 on occasion 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 can forward a port you need to know the following things:

• Your router's IP address.
• The IP address of the device that the game will play on: either your computer or your console.
• A list of TCP and UDP ports to forward.

The easiest way to click the links to get 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.

The easiest way to forward a port is to use our Network Utilities suite of tools. With our software you can quickly and easily turn your port forwards on and off for multiple programs at any time. Or just keep reading to learn how to do it by hand.

The process for forwarding a port is generally:

• 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.
• Frequently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

After that you're done your ports should be open. Wait, there's more... Check out our growing list of games and applications.