

Find the address bar in your router and type in your router's IP address. Typically the address bar is at the top of the page like this: Browser address barĪbove is an example of what a web browser address bar looks like. Once you have picked your web browser, go ahead and open it up and find the address bar. We suggest using either Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. It doesn't matter which web browser you decide to open. To do this you need to open a web browser because the router uses a web interface menu. In this step we will show you how to login to the Netgear R8500 router.

It is important to setup a static ip address in the device that you are forwarding a port to.
