How to Create a Port Forward in Your Router for QNAP TS-209 II

When you use a QNAP TS-209 II device you may need to forward ports in your router. Forwarding ports is used to allow incoming connection requests from the internet to a QNAP TS-209 II device.

Routers do not generally allow incoming connection requests from the internet. A port forward can overcome this limitation.

Before forwarding a port make sure that you know these things:

• The internal IP address of your router.
• Your NAS's internal IP address.
• The list of the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward.

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The easiest way to locate 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.

You can also follow our Find Your Router IP Address article.

We have Network Utilities software that can forward ports for you. Our Network Utilities software allows you to add port forwards and also remove them when you no longer need them to maximize your network security.

You can also choose to set up port forwards manually. The way to forward a port is:

• Log in to your router.
• Locate your routers port forwarding section.
• Put your NAS's IP address in the proper box in your router.
• Enter the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward for a QNAP TS-209 II device in the corresponding boxes in your router.

Usually you have to reboot your router in order to save the changes.

You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for a QNAP TS-209 II device:

List of Routers - Customized for QNAP TS-209 II

The ports that need to be forwarded for a QNAP TS-209 II device are listed here:

QNAP TS-209 II - PC

• TCP: 21-22, 25, 80, 443, 445, 873, 3306, 6881-6999, 8080, 9000, 13131, 55536-56559
• UDP: 6881-6999

Those are the steps for forwarding ports in your router for a QNAP TS-209 II device.

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