Simple Net-Lynx Vulcan Router Open Port Instructions

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September 19, 2018 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 4 minutes

Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan 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 Net-Lynx Vulcan router.
  3. Navigate to the port forwarding section.
    • Click the Services button.
    • Select NAT Rule Entry in the drop down.
    • Click the Add button.
  4. Create a port forward entry.

While these steps might seem difficult at first, we will walk you through each step for your Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan 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 Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan 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 Net-Lynx Vulcan 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:

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan.

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 Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan router.

Net-Lynx Usernames and Passwords

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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:

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan.

Click the Services button near the top of the page.

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan.

Select NAT Rule Entry from the NAT Options drop down box.

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan.

Click the Add button near the bottom of the page.

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan.

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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Pick RDR from the Rule Flavor dropdown box.

Enter a number that has not yet been used into the Rule ID box.

Make sure that IF Name is set to All.

Select the protocol type of the ports you are forwarding from the Protocol box.

Enter the IP address to forward these ports to into the Local Address From and Local Address To box. 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.

Make sure that Global Address From and Global Address To is set to 192.168.1.1.

Leave Destination Port From, Destination Port To and Local Port set to Any Other Port.

If you are forwarding a range of ports separated by a hyphen then enter the lowest number of that range into the Local Port box and the highest number of that range into the Destination Port From box. If you are only forwarding a single port number then enter that number into both the Local Port and the Destination Port From boxes.

Click the Submit button when you are finished.

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan.

Click the Close button near the bottom of the page.

Click the IP Filter link near the top of the page.

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan.

Select Low from the Security Level drop down box.

Select Accept from the Public Default Action, Private Default Action and DMZ Default Action drop down box.

Click the Submit button near the bottom of the page.

Click the Admin button near the top of the page.

You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click Commit & Reboot.

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Screenshot of Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan port forward.

Click the Commit button near the bottom of the page.

Click the Reboot button near the bottom of the page.

Your ports should now be open. It is time to test them.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Net-Lynx NetLynx-Vulcan 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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