How to Port Forward Windows Media Server

Windows Media Server is one of the best tools to share your media files across your home network and remotely with a DLNA-supported server. Play, copy, and share your media library with people you know easily within Windows.

To get the best online performance on Windows Media Server, you will first need to download the application on your preferred platform. You will then need to set the TCP and UDP ports in the program.

Requirements to Port Forward Windows Media Server

Before you begin the process of port forwarding, make sure you have the following things:

• Downloaded and installed Windows Media Server software package.
• The IP address of your router.
• IP address of your device.
• TCP and UDP ports of Windows Media Server for your gaming rig. Both of them can be defined by the users in the app.

Step Guide

Now that you have the above details noted down, you can move to the next stage of Windows Media Server 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 the computer you use Windows Media Server from in your router in the correct box.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports of Windows Media Server in the boxes in your router. The TCP port should be 3690 and the UDP field should be left blank. And then click apply button.
• And you’re done. Restart your router to let the changes take effect.

Windows Media Server ports needed to run the application

To get the best speeds with Windows Media Server online, you’ll have to allow access to certain ports on your firewall. The default Windows Media Server ports are:

TCP Port:	3690
UDP Port:

Ports to forward on Devices

Ports to run on Windows/PC:

TCP Port:	3690
UDP Port:

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 Windows Media Server 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 make all these problems go away and enjoy smooth online streaming 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.

Avoid limited downloading and uploading speeds on Windows Media Server with PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on.