Simple Thomson Alcatel TG585 Router Port Forwarding Guide

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October 12, 2016 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 4 minutes

Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 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 Thomson Alcatel TG585v8 router.
  3. Navigate to the port forwarding section.
    • Click the Toolbox button.
    • Click on Game & Application Sharing.
    • Click the Create a new game or application link.
    • Enter a name in the Name box.
    • Click the Manual Entry of Port Maps radio button.
  4. Create a port forward entry.

While these steps might seem difficult at first, we will walk you through each step for your Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 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 Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 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 Thomson Alcatel TG585 IP Address is: 192.168.1.254

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 Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8.

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 Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 router.

Thomson-Alcatel Usernames and Passwords

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

If you still can't login to your router because you forgot your Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 router username and password, use our How to Reset a Router Password guide to set your Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 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:

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Screenshot of Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8.

Click the Toolbox button near the left of the page.

You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click Game & Application Sharing.

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Screenshot of Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8.

Click the Create a new game or application link near the bottom of the page.

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Screenshot of Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8.

Enter the name of the program into the Name box. It doesn't really matter what you put into this box, but something that will remind you why these ports are being forwarded would be a good idea.

Put a dot into the Manual Entry of Port Maps radio button.

When you are finished, click the Next button.

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Screenshot of Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8.

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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In the Protocol box select the protocol that you want to forward these ports over.

If you are forwarding a single port then you can enter that port number into the left Port Range and the right Port Range boxes. If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number of that range into the left Port Range box. Then enter the highest number of that range into the right Port Range box.

Click the Add button when you are done.

Click the Assign a game or application to a local network device link near the bottom of the page.

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Screenshot of Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 port forward.

Use the Device box to choose a device to forward ports to. This box contains a list of device names that are visible on your network.

Select the application you created using the Game or Application drop down box. Then click Add to enable it.

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 Thomson-Alcatel TG585v8 you should test to see if your ports are forwarded correctly.

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