Do you have VoIP phones and you have noticed that sometimes they don’t ring when someone is trying to call? No issues. By setting up a port forward, you can make sure that your VoIP phones will ring every time.
Port forwarding helps you access the client’s server behind the router or firewalls, NAT, or CGNAT. You can open ports and control devices behind any router. This guide explains how to port forward Voip.com.
Requirements to Port Forward Voip.com
Just before you begin with the process of port forwarding, make sure you have the following things:
- Downloaded and installed the Voip.com server.
- The IP address of your router.
- IP address of your device.
TCP and UDP ports of Voip.com for your device as mentioned in the section below.
Step-by-step guide on how to port forward Voip.com
Now that you have the above details noted down, you can move to the next stage of Voip.com port forwarding:
- On your web browser address bar, type your router’s IP Address/Default Gateway.
- Log in with your router’s credentials (username and password) to view your router’s firmware settings.
- Navigate to the port forwarding section of your router.
- Click on Port Forwarding.
- Enter the IP address of your device in your router in the correct box.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports of the Voip.com server in the boxes in your router. The default Voip.com port number is 5060. And then click the apply button.
- And you’re done. Restart your router to let the changes take effect.
- Once your changes take effect, now you can host a Voip.com server and let your friends connect to it as well. To let them connect to it, you need to provide them with the hostname you are using, along with the port number. For example, ‘hostname.domain.com:25565’.
Voip.com ports needed to run
To use Voip.com online and create a server without any interruptions, you’ll have to allow access to certain ports on your firewall. The default Voip.com ports are:
| UDP Port: | 5060-5061, 10000-20000 |
Quickly and safely open ports using PureVPN
Opening a port shouldn’t be complicated. With the Port Forwarding add-on, it’s as simple as 1, 2, and 3!
Ports to forward on devices
Ports to run on PC:
| UDP Port: | 5060-5061, 10000-20000 |
How to open ports behind CGNAT
What if your ISP performs CGNAT? Most ISPs perform CGNAT (Carrier-grade Network Address Translation) to conserve bandwidth and assign a single IP address to multiple users connected to the same internet network. However, CGNAT makes it difficult for you to open ports on the router.
To get around the CGNAT issue, you can use the Port Forwarding add-on to bypass this problem and port forward routers without hassle.
Here’s more information on how to use PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on and bypass CGNAT in a few clicks.
PureVPN’s Port Forwarding Add-on
A secure way to open all ports
To most people, port forwarding is quite a demanding task. For starters, every router has a different console, which often makes it difficult to navigate to specific settings.
Secondly, you won’t always be able to open VoIP ports on your router if your ISP restricts the ports. Yes, you heard that right! ISPs are notorious for blocking ports due to security reasons. If ISP isn’t the reason behind a blocked port, then perhaps it could be your operating system’s firewall.
Well, you can eliminate all these problems on all your desired systems with PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on. Through the Port Forwarding add-on, you can allow all ports, disallow all ports, and allow specific ports.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does VoIP need port forwarding?
VoIP (Voice over IP) phones sometimes do not ring when they are behind a router. A port forward rectifies that by making the VoIP system connect to your phone from the outside, resulting in more reliable phone calls.
How can I tell if a VoIP port is open?
Type open (router’s IP address) (port number). For example, if you wanted to see if port 25 is open on your router, and your router’s IP address is 10.0. 0.1, you would type open 10.0. 0.1 25.
