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If you want to watch local channels and content on Air TV in HD, it requires you to forward some ports in your router, allowing your router to send incoming connection requests through the internet to Air TV. Following this guide, you can open ports on your home routers for Air TV.
Just before you begin with the process of port forwarding, make sure you have the following things:
Now that you have the above details noted down, you can move to the next stage of Air TV port forwarding:
To watch Air TV in HD and create a server without interruptions, you’ll have to allow access to specific ports on your firewall. The default Air TV ports are:
Opening a port shouldn’t be complicated. With the Port Forwarding add-on, it’s as simple as 1, 2, and 3!
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.
Unless you’re familiar with computer networking, port forwarding can be a dreadful task for you. Different router models have separate control panels, which makes it difficult to set up specific settings on your router.
Sometimes ISPs block ports for security reasons, preventing you from opening the Air TV port on your router. And sometimes, your firewall might be why the port is blocked.
PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on enables you to enjoy local content and channels on Air TV in HD by helping you to allow all ports, disallow all ports, and allow specific ports.
If you are using Air TV, you need to grant access to the incoming connection requests from the internet to Air TV. You can grant access to the incoming request through port forwarding to stream interruption free on Air TV.
Port forwarding will not interfere with the network connection or communication of any other devices on the same internet connection. Port forwarding only affects the host device and allows you to create a direct line of communication with external servers.
To keep it simple, port forwarding is safe if you have a security firewall or VPN on your device or network. Port forwarding can open doors for hackers, data harvesters, and prying eyes, and this is why you need to have strong firewalls or encryption in place.