Linksys BEFSR11 Router Open Port Guide

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September 19, 2018 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Linksys BEFSR11 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 Linksys BEFSR11 router.
  3. Navigate to the port forwarding section.
    • Click the Advanced button.
    • Click the Block WAN Request Disable radio button.
    • Click the Apply button.
    • Click the Forwarding button.
  4. Create a port forward entry.

While these steps might seem difficult at first, we will walk you through each step for your Linksys BEFSR11 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.

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 Linksys BEFSR11 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:

Image of a browser address bar
Browser address bar

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 Linksys BEFSR11 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:

Linksys BEFSR11v2
Screenshot of Linksys BEFSR11v2.

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

Enter your username and password, and then click the Login button to log in to your Linksys BEFSR11 router.

Linksys Usernames and Passwords

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

If you still can't login to your router because you forgot your Linksys BEFSR11 router username and password, use our How to Reset a Router Password guide to set your Linksys BEFSR11 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:

Linksys BEFSR11v2
Screenshot of Linksys BEFSR11v2.

Click the Advanced button near the top of the page.

Linksys BEFSR11v2
Screenshot of Linksys BEFSR11v2.

Put a dot into the Block WAN Request Disable radio button.

Click the Apply button near the bottom of the page.

Click the Forwarding button near the top of the page.

Linksys BEFSR11v2 port forward
Screenshot of Linksys BEFSR11v2 port forward.

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:

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If you are just forwarding a single port number then you can simply enter that same number into both the Left Service Port Range and the Right Service Port Range boxes. If you are forwarding a range of ports, usually separated by a hyphen, then you need to enter the lowest number of that range into the Left Service Port Range box and then enter highest number into the Right Service Port Range box.

Select the required protocol for these ports from the Protocol dropdown box.

Enter the IP address that you want to forward these ports to into the IP Address box. Note that if you are forwarding ports so you can run a program on a device other than your computer then you can enter your device's IP address into that box instead.

When you're finished, click Apply near the bottom of the screen to save your changes.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Linksys BEFSR11 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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