Your EMG3425-Q10A router helps to protect your network by blocking incoming internet connections. This is an important feature that helps you to control which applications have access to your network. Sometimes you want to allow network access to a specific application in order to play a game, connect a device, or use an app. The ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A can unblock certain incoming connections through port forwarding or by opening a port. You can open ports in your EMG3425-Q10A by assigning specific ports to an IP address. Forwarding these ports directs incoming data to a specific device or application.
The following steps will show you how to open ports on the ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router:
- On the computer or device that you are forwarding ports to, you will need to set up a static IP address.
- Log in to your ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router.
- Navigate to the Port Forwarding section in your ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router.
- Find the NAT link at the left of the screen and click it.
- Click the Port Forwarding tab at the top of the screen.
- Create a Port Forwarding entry.
If the process of forwarding ports in your router seems difficult to you, you are not alone! Do not get discouraged. Let us walk you through the steps for opening a port in the ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router. Just follow along as we lead you through the process of opening a port in your router.
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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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Or follow our Static IP Address guides to setup a static IP address.
After setting up a static ip address on your devices you need to login to your router.
Login To Your ZyXEL Router
Log in to your ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router. To log in you will need to use a web browser since the ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A uses a web interface to access router configurations.
Open up whichever internet browser that you are comfortable with. If you are not sure which one to use, then go ahead and open Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
To help with confusion, we have simplified this step for you with this link: Login to your EMG3425-Q10A Router
Once you have opened a web browser, find the address bar which is usually located at the top of the screen. The image below shows an example of this.
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 ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router's default IP address is: 192.168.1.1
Enter your router's IP address into the address bar of your browser and click the enter button on your keyboard. A box like the one below should appear.
Enter the username and password for your ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router. Note: If you have changed these numbers in the past, you will need to enter in the those values.
- The default ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A Router Username is: admin
- The default ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A Router Password is: 1234
Once you have entered your username and password, remember to click the Login button to login to your ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router.
ZyXEL Usernames and Passwords
If the username and password did not work, go to our Default ZyXEL 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 ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router your username and password revert back to factory defaults.
Find the Port Forwarding Section
After successfully logging in to your ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A router you should see the router's home page on your screen. Find the Port Forwarding section of your router.
- Click the NAT link, which is at the left of the screen.
- Find the Port Forwarding tab at the top of the screen and click it.
You are now on the Port Forwarding page.
Create A Port Forward
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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Choose User define from the Service Name drop-down list.
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Make up a name to put in the Service Name box. The name does not have any effect on the functionality of the forward; it's simply there so you can know why it was created.
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Enter the IP address that you are forwarding ports to into the Server IP Address box. It is possible to forward a port to the IP address of your computer or to the IP address of a specific device on your internal network.
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In the Service Protocol dropdown box, select the protocol type of the ports you are forwarding. Choose Both if your router has that option. 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 the Both option, then you need to create two entries.
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You can enter either a single number or a range of numbers in the Port box. If you are forwarding a single port number, you can enter it into the Port box. To forward a range of ports, you can enter the lowest number of that range into the Port box, followed by a hyphen, followed by the largest number. An example would look like this: 1000-2000.
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Remember to click the Add 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 ZyXEL EMG3425-Q10A 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.
Check Out These Helpful Guides:
- Our software called Network Utilities does all of this and more.
- Find detailed tips on how to Setup your router.
- A great list of games and applications that require port forwarding along with their related port numbers.
