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Some routers refer to port forwarding as setting up a virtual server, whichever phrase your router uses the end result is the same.
Configuring port forwarding enables you to tell your router that you are setting your computer up as a server and making sure it knows to direct appropriate traffic through to your computer.
Without telling the router to forward the port to your computer, it would refuse the request on your behalf, ideal for a fresh out of the box machine but not ideal if you want your phone to get access to appropriate files.
The steps below outline the approach for some common routers, if you have a different router and cannot guess what to do by reading these common examples and looking at the router menus, Port Forward .com will probably have the procedure documented.
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Linksys routers
Linksys routers have a nice web based interface, the default username is admin and the default password is admin.
To login to the router, open a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape or Safari) and go to the router by its address, this is likely to be http://192.168.1.1, if this doesn't bring up a linksys page, view our instructions for helping you answer the question: What is the IP address of my router
You will be asked for a username and password: The default username is admin and the default password is also admin
Once you see the Linksys router menu, look near the top for an Applications and Gaming link, cick on it and you will see a big screen, but you only need to add one line to it, so it's not so bad. The settings we are showing below are the ones to use if you didn't modify any of the default settings on the MyRingToneServer settings screen. Regardless of Linksys router model and version you typically see:
an application field set this to MyRingToneServer
a Start field set this to 21080
an End field set this to 21080
a Protocol dropdown - select TCP
an IP address - set this to match the Local Address shown on the MyRingToneServer screen (e.g. 100)
an enabled button which you should check
Then scroll right down to the bottom and click on the Save Settings button
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Belkin routers
Belkin routers have a nice web based interface, the default is to have a blank username and a blank password.
To login to the router, open a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape or Safari) and go to the router by its address, this is likely to be http://192.168.2.1, if this doesn't bring up a belkin page, view our instructions for helping you answer the question: What is the IP address of my router
Once you see the belkin router menu, look down the left side for a link to Virtual Servers, cick on it and you will see a screen asking you to log in, the default password is blank so unless you have changed it in the past just click on the login (or submit) button.
You see a big screen now but you only need to add one line to it, so it's not so bad. The settings we are showing below are the ones to use if you didn't modify any of the default settings on the MyRingToneServer settings screen. Regardless of Belkin router model and version you typically see:
an enabled button which you should check
a description field set this to MyRingToneServer
a pair of inbound port fields set these both to 21080
a Type dropdown - select TCP
a private IP address - set this to match the Local Address shown on the MyRingToneServer screen (e.g. 29)
and a pair of private port fields set these both to 21080
Then click the Apply Changes button
You have to type the above info in within a reasonable timeframe or they will be silently forgotten when you click the Apply Changes button. To check they were remembered, click the Virtual Servers link on the left again and make sure you see your entry - if you get asked to login again it forgot.
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If you also have a DSL box on your network, you should also see our port forwarding with DSL page.
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