Your Netgate 2100 router protects your home network by limiting incoming connections from the internet. Sometimes it is necessary to unblock some of those connections like when you want to create a direct connection for gaming, use a specific application, or set up a new device on your network. This process is called forwarding or opening a port. In your Netgate 2100 router you many need to open a port, which means assigning a port number or set of port numbers to a specific IP address. This routes the incoming data to the correct device on your network.
Follow these steps to open a port in your Netgate 2100 router:
- On the computer or device that you are forwarding ports to, you will need to set up a static IP address.
- Login to your Netgate 2100 router.
- Navigate to the Port Forward section in your Netgate 2100 router.
- Find the Firewall tab located near the top of the screen and click on it.
- Click NAT.
- Go ahead and create a Port Forward entry.
The process of opening ports in your router may seem like a difficult task. If so, you are not alone! We are here to help walk you through the steps to open a port in the Netgate 2100 router.
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Setup A Static IP Address
In order to keep the ports in your router open, even after a reboot or disconnect, it is important to set up a static IP address in the device that you are forwarding a port to.
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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 Netgate Router
The Netgate 2100 router uses a web interface to display router settings. In order to login to the Netgate 2100 router you need to use a web browser.
Open 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 you are already in a browser window, go ahead and open up a new tab.
We have simplified this step for you with this link: Login to your 2100 Router
Find the address bar in your browser window. This is usually found 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 Netgate 2100 router's default IP address is: 192.168.1.1
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.
Enter the username and password for your Netgate 2100 router. Note: If you have changed these numbers in the past, you will need to enter in the those values.
- The default Netgate 2100 Router Username is: admin
- The default Netgate 2100 Router Password is: pfsense
Once you have entered your username and password, remember to click the Sign In button to login to your Netgate 2100 router.
Netgate Usernames and Passwords
If the username and password did not work I recommend checking out our Default Netgate Router Passwords page.
If, after trying the above list of passwords you still can't login you may need to consider a reset for your router. Learn how to do that by reading our How to Reset a Router guide. After resetting the Netgate 2100 router your username and password are reverted back to factory defaults.
Find the Port Forwarding Section
After successfully logging in to your Netgate 2100 router you should see the router's home page on your screen. Find the Port Forward section of your router.
- Click the Firewall tab, which is at the top of the screen.
- Click NAT.
You should now be on a page called Port Forward.
Create A Port Forward
Make sure that you must open a port in your router before doing so since this will allow data to come through the firewall portion of your router to a specific device. It is possible that this could lead to malicious traffic on your network. However, don't let this warning stop you from making this change if you need it because the risk is very low.
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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To start creating an entry, Click on the button that says Add.
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Make the WAN selection in the Interface drop-down list.
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Select IPv4 from the Address Family drop-down if this forward is for an IPv4 address, or select IPv6 if this is for an IPv6 address.
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Select the protocol type of the ports that you are forwarding from the Protocol dropdown box. If your router has the option of Both, then go ahead and select that. Otherwise, select either TCP or UDP as needed. If you need to forward a port for both TCP and UDP, but your router does not have Both, then you will need to create two entries.
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In the Destination port range section, select Other from both the From port and To port drop-down boxes.
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Still in the Destination port range section, Go ahead and enter the port number into the From port and the To port boxes, to forward a single port. To forward a range of ports, enter the lowest number of that range into the From port box and then enter the highest number of that range into the To port box.
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Choose Single host from the Redirect target IP Type drop-down box.
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In the Redirect target IP Address box, enter the IP address that you want ports forwarded to. This may be the IP address of your computer or the IP address of another device on your network that you want to forward ports to.
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Choose Other from the Redirect target port drop-down list.
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In the Redirect target port Custom box, enter the same values that you entered into the Destination port range From port box.
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Make up a name to put in the Description 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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Select Add associated filter rule from the Filter rule association drop-down box.
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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 Netgate 2100 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.
