How to setup port forwarding on a Linksys Cisco Router

How to setup port forwarding on a Linksys Cisco Router

These instructions might vary a little depending on the exact model and the software version you have installed on your router – but you should be able to work it out from the below instructions.

 

Default IP Address :  http://192.168.1.1

Default login Username : admin

Default login Password : admin

 

If the above default login details do not work you might have a more obscure model, please try the following alternate default logins.

User : root Password : orion99

User : comcast Password : 1234

User : user Password : tivonpw

If they do not work try a combination of username admin and no password or no username and admin as your password

 

  1. Open your preferred web browser and type in the IP address of your router; if you have not changed it try the default http://192.168.1.1.
  2. A login input box will appear asking for your Username and Password.
  3. Type in your username and password – if you have not changed from the default enter the default login details above and click OK.
  4. Click on the “Applications & Gaming” Tab in the main option bar.
  5. Click on the “Single Port Forwarding” Button.
  6. Find the first empty Application box and enter the following information
    1. Application : Remote Desktop
    2. External Port : 3389
    3. Internal Port : 3389
    4. Protocol : TCP
    5. IP Address : This is the internal IP address of the machine you want to connect to e.g. 192.168.1.10
    6. Enable : Click Yes or Tick the box.
  7. Scroll Down to the Bottom of the page and Click “Save Settings”.
  8. You should now be able to connect externally (from outside your internal network), if it does not work try rebooting the router and then check the internal IP address you have entered.
  9. If it still does not work make sure that remote desktop was setup on the internal machine correctly by connecting to the machine from another internal computer on the network.