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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.
Before you begin 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 Windows Media Server port forwarding:
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: |
TCP Port: | 3690 |
UDP Port: |
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.