How to Port Forward a TP-Link Archer C59 Router

A TP-Link Archer C59 router protects your home network by blocking unwanted incoming internet connections and acting as a basic firewall. Sometimes you need to open a port in your router in order to get a good connection for a game or to use a specific device on your network. The Archer C59 lets you choose the applications that are allowed to connect through an open port. By opening a port in your router you allow a specific application or game to send data from the internet to your home network.

To open ports in your TP-Link Archer C59 router, follow the steps below:

1. Go ahead and set up a static IP address on the computer or device that you are forwarding these ports to.
2. Log in to your TP-Link Archer C59 router.
3. In your TP-Link Archer C59 router, navigate to the Virtual Servers section.
   • Find the Advanced tab at the top of the screen and click it.
   • Click on the NAT Forwarding tab at the tab of the screen.
   • Click Virtual Servers.
4. Create a Virtual Servers entry.

If this sounds difficult, you are not alone. We will walk you through each step in opening a port for the TP-Link Archer C59 router.

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Step 1 - Setup A Static IP Address

It is important to set up a static IP address in the device that you are forwarding a port to. This ensures that your ports remain forwarded even after a reboot, power outage, or another type of device or router disconnect.

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After setting up a static ip address on your devices you need to login to your router.

Step 2 - Login To Your TP-Link Router

In order to login to the TP-Link Archer C59 router you need to use a web browser. The TP-Link Archer C59 router uses what is called a web interface where you can access and control router settings.

Go ahead and open up your favorite web browser. If you don't have a favorite or are not sure what this means, open up Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.

If this step is confusing, we have simplified it for you with this link: Login to your Archer C59 Router

Find the address bar once you have opened up a web browser. This is usually located at the top of the page, like in the image below.

Above is an example of what a web browser address bar looks like. Find the address bar in your web browser and type in your router's IP address.

The TP-Link Archer C59 router's default IP address is: 192.168.0.1

After typing your router's IP address into the address bar, make sure to click the enter button on your keyboard. You should see a box similar to the one shown below.

To login, enter the username and password for the TP-Link Archer C59s. Important Note: If you have changed them in the past, you need to enter in those values.

• The default TP-Link Archer C59 Router Username is: none
• The default TP-Link Archer C59 Router Password is: created during initial setup

Once you enter your username and password, click the Log In button.

TP-Link Usernames and Passwords

If the username and password did not work, go to our Default TP-Link Router Passwords page for help.

If, after trying the above list of passwords you still can't log in you may need to consider a reset for your router. Learn how to do that by reading our How to Reset a Router guide. **Note:**After resetting the TP-Link Archer C59 router your username and password revert back to factory defaults.

Step 3 - Find The Port Forwarding Section

You should be on your routers home page once you complete logging in. Find the Virtual Servers section on the home page of the TP-Link Archer C59 router.

• Find the Advanced tab at the top of the screen and click it.
• Find the NAT Forwarding tab at the left of the screen and click it.
• Click on Virtual Servers.

You should now be on a page that says Virtual Servers.

Step 4 - Create A Port Forward Entry

Forwarding ports in your router creates a path that allows data to get through your network firewall, and this could lead to malicious traffic on your network. So make sure that you must forward a port before actually doing so. However, the risk is very low, so do not let this warning stop you from making this change if you need to.

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:

• Browsing our List of Games
• Check out our our List of Games by Genre
• See our List of all Applications

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1. To start adding an entry, click on the Add link.

2. Create a name for this forward and type it into the Service Type box. Since the name does not have an effect on the functionality of the forward, choose a name that will help you remember why the forward was created.

3. If you are forwarding a single port number, enter it into the External Port box. If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number of that range into the External Port box, followed by a hyphen followed by the largest number. For example, a range of port numbers might look like this: 1000-2000.

4. You need to enter the IP address that you are forwarding ports to into the Internal IP box. This can be either the IP address of your computer or any other IP address on your network that you want ports forwarded to.

5. Leave Internal Port blank.

6. Use the Protocol dropdown box to select the protocol type of the ports you are forwarding. If your router has the option of Both, then choose that. Otherwise, choose either TCP or UDP as needed. If you need to forward a port for both TCP and UDP and your router does not have Both, then you have to create two entries.

7. Put a check in the box labeled Enable This Entry.

8. Remember to click the Save button at the bottom of the page to apply these changes when you are completely finished.

Test Your Open Ports

Finally, test your network to see if you have forwarded ports in the TP-Link Archer C59 router correctly. To do this you can use Network Utilities, which includes a free Open Port Checker tool. Open Port Checker is the only online port-checking tool that has Guaranteed Results.

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