Forward Ports on Your Router for QNAP TS-419U

You might need to forward some ports in your router when you use a QNAP TS-419U device. By forwarding ports you allow connection requests coming from the internet to be directed to a QNAP TS-419U device.

Routers are not designed to allow incoming network requests. By forwarding a port you can overcome this limitation.

You need to know the following things before you can forward a port:

• Your router's IP address.
• The internal IP address of your NAS.
• The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.

Use a VPN Instead

Have you considered using a VPN instead of forwarding a port? For most users, a VPN is a much simpler and more secure choice than forwarding a port.

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• Check that your VPN will not affect your speed.
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Once you've set up your NordVPN account on multiple computers and enabled Meshnet, you can seamlessly access all of your devices as if they were on the same network. You don't even have to log in to your router. It's very simple.

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We have free Router Detector software to help you find your router's IP address. The software is part of our Network Utilities suite of tools and it is 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.

Port forwarding can also be set up step-by-step by hand. The step-by-step process for forwarding a port is:

• You can start by logging in to your router.
• Find the port forwarding section in your router.
• Type the IP address of your NAS into the correct box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports for a QNAP TS-419U device in the corresponding boxes in your router.

You probably will need to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for a QNAP TS-419U device:

List of Routers - Customized for QNAP TS-419U

The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for a QNAP TS-419U device are:

QNAP TS-419U - PC

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

Those are the steps to take in order to forward ports in your router for a QNAP TS-419U device.

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