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Hi there, in this tutorial I will teach you how to forward ports for EchoLife HG520b router. One of the ISP's that commonly uses this router is TalkTalk.

Lets get started.

1.) Open up your web browser and type 192.168.1.1(This is the default gateway and should be the same for you, if you have problems accessing this then PM me) and an alert box will pop up asking for a username or password. The default is admin admin, the only time it will be different is if you have changed it. If logged in correctly you will be presented with a screen like:
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2.) Click the advanced tab as shown below.
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3.) Another alert box will pop up warning you this is only for advanced users, simply click ok.

4.)Select the UPnP option in the Advanced drop down box and enable them all as shown below.
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5.)Navigate to the basic drop down menu and click "NAT" then Virtual Server button.
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6.) Enter the port range and local IP address which you can find out by googling Whatismyip. For the local port field just enter what you did for the other port range.
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*The above image is demonstrating what you would put in to forward the port 82 I scribbled out my IP to protect my privacy and security.

7.) Click Submit and you are done!

Thats it, your ports are forwarded. Go to Canyouseeme.org to check the ports are forwarded correctly if not then repeat this tutorial.

~FAQ~
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Q:The ports won't forward, canyouseeme always says they are off.
A: Your plan with your ISP may not support the forwarding of ports.

Q:I have a Static IP what do I do?
A: Mini-tutorial:

1.) Go to 192.168.1.1 like said above.

2.) Enter your username and password in the alert box(Usually admin admin).

3.) Click the advanced button and then click OK on the alert box.

4.) Click the basic drop down menu then select "WAN Setting".

5.) Go to the IP Address table and select the checkbox Static IP not automatically give me an IP address.

6.) Enter in correct IP info and click Submit. Your done!
*I will add more as I am asked them.


Thank you for reading this tutorial, I hope you enjoyed it. Any questions, comments are welcome either below or in PM. Thank you.

[Nicane]

Just a tip, might want to teach them how to use a static IP otherwise every time they turn on their computer or reconnect, they'll have to change the IP in the settings.

Otherwise good tutorial. :) Simple, and I don't own one. But it will help those who do.