Forza Horizon 5 is the open-world counterpart to Xbox’s Forza racing franchise. The game follows up on its hugely successful and brilliant predecessor, 4th instalment of the series – “Forza Horizon”. Playground Games and Microsoft Studios have been delivering premium experiences for years now with their previous games like Fable: Lost Chapters or even Halo 3 ODST, so it will be no wonder if this one sets a new bar in the gaming industry as well!
Getting Started With Forza Horizon 5 Port Forwarding
Routers feature a basic firewall that protects your home network from unauthorized access and hacker attempts. The firewall does this by blocking incoming requests from the internet. Therefore, Forza Horizon 5 will play better if you open some ports on your router. Port forwarding Forza Horizon 5 improves your connection and enables you to connect and play with other online gamers with minimum pings and lags. You will also host Forza Horizon 5, make video calls, and chat with other players on the internet by setting port forwarding.
Related: What is Port Forwarding
Things You’ll Need Beforehand
For successful Forza Horizon 5 Port Forwarding, you will need to gather the following details beforehand:
- The IP address of your gaming console or PC. This number can be static or dynamic. However, for successful port forwarding, you will need a static IP address of your game console. This is because this address will remain unchanged, causing no breaks in case your device reboots, a power outage occurs, or the other device disconnects. Thus, a static IP address will save on downtime caused by other devices trying to reconnect using the new address, as is the case with the dynamic IP address.
- The TCP or UDP ports for Forza Horizon 5 to forward
- The IP address of your router
Finding Your Router’s IP Address
An IP address is a special number separated by dots that identifies devices within a network. It enables you to identify your devices and communicate with other users in the network. To find out your router’s IP address, follow the steps below:
- Click Start on your PC, and on the Windows Search bar, type Command Prompt.
- On the open the Command Prompt window, type ipconfig/all
- You will see your router’s IP address next to the Default Gateway title.
How to Port Forward Forza Horizon 5
The general Forza Horizon 5 port forwarding process comprises the steps below:
- Log in to your router. To log in to your router and access its set up page for port forwarding, you will need a web browser. This is because routers feature a web interface. You could either use Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Mozilla Firefox. On your chosen browser, proceed with the steps below to log in:
- Find the address bar, enter your router’s IP address, and press Enter. This action will open a window prompting you to log in with your router’s credentials.
- Enter your router’s default credentials or the updated logins and press Enter. If you cannot remember your updated details, you will need to hard reset your router. However, a hard reset should be the last resort as it restores your router to its default settings, losing all your saved settings.
- Navigate to the Port Forwarding Section. Once on your router’s homepage, find the Port Forwarding or Port Triggering tab. Depending on your router model, you will find this tab under Apps and Gaming or Virtual Server. Click the Port Forwarding tab to open the page.
- On the Port Forwarding page, click the Service tab and enter a name for this port forward entry. Usually, this name does not affect the configuration but reminds you why you created this entry.
- Enter the IP address of your PC or gaming console in the appropriate box.
- Select the Protocol in the protocol drop-down. If your router supports TCP/UDP protocols, you will create two entries, one for each. Otherwise, you will create one entry if your router supports the Both protocol.
- Enter the TCP and UDP ports for Forza Horizon 5 in the respective boxes, paying attention to the single ports and those occurring in a range. Different router models will label these boxes differently.
- Reboot your router to effect the above changes.
- Test your ports to check whether they opened successfully.
Ports to Forward for Forza Horizon 5
The following comprises the list of ports that you will forward for Forza Horizon 5 depending on your console:
Forza Horizon 5 – Xbox Series X
| TCP: | 3074 |
| UDP: | 88, 4500, 3074,500, 3544 |
Forza Horizon 5 – Xbox One
| TCP: | 3074 |
| UDP: | 500, 3544, 88, 3074, 4500 |
Forza Horizon 5 – Steam
| TCP: | 27036-27037, 27015-27030 |
| UDP: | 27036, 4380, 27000-27031 |
Forza Horizon 5 – PC
| TCP: | 3074 |
| UDP: | 4500, 88, 3074, 500, 3544 |
Port Forwarding add-on – A trouble-free way to open ports
If you’re a novice when it comes to port forwarding, you may encounter challenges if you go for the manual configuration. Since different routers come with different interfaces, it’s difficult to find the correct settings.
Benefits of port forwarding
The following are some benefits of using the port forwarding option on your router:
- Connect to a desktop or laptop remotely
- Speed up your P2P downloads
- Bypass NAT firewalls
