Arris BGW210-700 Port Forwarding: Easiest Guide

BGW210-700 port forwarding is useful in stabilizing and speeding up your network connections. The following is a simplified BGW210-700 port forwarding process to guide you towards attaining these benefits.

Setup a Static IP Address

The device receiving the inbound connection to specific ports requires a Static IP address. Setting up this address ensures that the router knows where to send the traffic.

Access Your Arris BGW210-700 

The Arris BGW20-700 uses a web interface. Thus, to log in, you need a web browser, which can either be Edge, Firefox, or Chrome.

Input your router’s IP address on your browser’s address bar and hit Enter. This action will open the Status page of the Arris BGW210-700.

• Find the Port Forwarding Section

To find the BGW210-700 port forwarding section, check the NAT/Gaming section on your router:

• Click on the Firewall tab
• Click the NAT/Gaming tab

The above actions might prompt you to log in to your router. Use the default username and password for BGW210-700 to log in or your credentials in case you changed them before. This action opens the NAT/Gaming page.

• Create a NAT/Gaming Entry

Creating a NAT/Gaming entry BGW210 port forwarding comprises two steps:

Step 1: Creating a Custom Service

To create a custom service, Click the Custom Services tab and input the details as follows:

• On the Service Name box, put a name to remind you of the reason for this forward
• For single port forwarding, input the port number on both the left and right of the Global Port box. If forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest port number into the left Global Port Range box and the highest number into the right Global Port Range box.
• Input the values entered in the left Global Port Range box above into the Base Host Port box.
• Select the protocol type, whether TCP or UDP, on the Protocol dropdown box or Both if your router has this option. If your router lacks the Both option, create two entries.
• Click the Add tab to apply the changes.

Step 2: Forwarding the Application

While on the NAT/Gaming application page forward the application as follows:

• On the Service list, select the application to forward.
• From the Needed by Device list, select the device for the above application.
• Click the Add tab to apply the changes.