How to Enable Virgin Media Port Forwarding?

You will find the port forwarding settings in every gaming WiFi device. Virgin media hub also has the settings in the interface. The port forwarding allows computers to connect or link to a specific device within a LAN network. Here, you will get to know about how to setup or enable Virgin Media port forwarding from the interface GUI.

Setup Virgin Media Port Forwarding

Power On Virgin Media Hub

The first step you have to do or check that the hub is connecting to the internet and powered on. If not, then use the Ethernet cable to connect the hub with the modem or co-axial cable to ISP server socket. Then, insert the power cord to the connector and connect with the electric wall socket.

Access Virgin Media Interface

Now, to access the interface, you have to connect the computer with the hub network using the LAN cable. Open the web browser in the computer and type in the IP address 192.168.0.1. Search it by pressing the Enter button. You will reach to the Virgin media login page, where you have to type in the admin credentials.

Go in to Port Forwarding Settings

You will access the Virgin interface where you can set up the virgin media port forwarding. Just go in to the ‘Advanced Settings’ where you will see DHCP, click on it. You will get to the list of devices, and see the console listing. Here, you must obtain the IP address of the console given near it, note it down.

Finish Port Forwarding Setup

Now, it is time to finish the Virgin media port forwarding setup. Click on the Advanced Settings again and go in to the Security option and then click on the Port Forwarding option. You will see fields like Local Start Port, Local End Port, External Start Port, External End Port. Type the port number 80 into each of these fields, and adjust the Protocol as the TCP and click on the Add Rule button.

You must repeat the process for the port numbers 443, 1935, 3478, 3479, 3480. Repeat the same process for 3478, 3479, 3480 ports and set the Protocol to UDP. To apply the port forwarding you have to click on the Save Changes.

You can manage the device settings from the Virgin media connect app access it by using the Virgin media email.

Conclusion

Here, you have seen and learned about how to setup the Virgin Media port forwarding rules within the Virgin media interface.