Zyxel port forwarding help please..

[Spuddy]

Ok so Im a bit (a lot) of a network novice. Need to open some ports for Steam as Im having trouble matchmaking in some games and other issues. Router is Zyxel AMG1302

So for example, I need to open ports 27017 - 27030 UDP for matchmaking.

I presume these numbers go in the external port boxes? But then what do I put in the open port boxes? This is very different to my old trusty Netgear.

Also whats the server IP address, is that the device IP? aka my PC. What if I wanted to open these ports for all devices on my network automatically, can that be done?

 

[Spuddy]

Thanks for your help.

Another dumb question, how do I get the PC's IP?

Also to create a firewall rule, I have the following options of which I need to select one to open the ports to all devices.

"Packet direction:

LAN to Router
LAN to WAN
WAN to Router
WAN to LAN "


Which one would it be...?

 

[Spuddy]

Ok thanks guys, I've just browsed the router settings and upnp is already enabled however it doesn't seem to be doing its job properly.

Ever since switching to this new Zyxel router I can't matchmake on games, CS:GO for example, it just endlessly searches for a game. DOTA 2 was the other I tried a few days ago IIRC.

:/

I've also found some google results commonly of certain Zyxel models not actually opening the ports that have been forwarded. Seems like these routers are maybe a bit pants!

 

[Spuddy]

Just got home from Uni and my MacBook connected to the internet but my PC didn't.

Checked the available wireless connections and only had two, one was "Zyxel_F14" and the other was the school down the street, my wireless was nowhere to be found. Tried restarting the PC and disabling and enabling the wireless, still couldn't find my router.

So I checked which network my MacBook was connected to, sure enough it was the Zyxel_F14 and internet was working perfectly. I originally thought it must have been a neighbours router.

Very odd that it had changed its SSID, so tried joining that one on my PC with my password - nope, incorrect key apparently. So logged in through the MacBook and not only has the router magically changed its SSID, it had also changed the wireless key to something random and reverted the actual login settings on the 192.168.1.1 access page back to default.

It was fine last night when I turned my MacBook off before bed? The heck is going on with this? Is the router a duff one??

And how on earth did my MacBook gain access to this "new network" ?

 

[Spuddy]

Ok so just checked firmware, according to my router...

Current Firmware Version: V2.00(AAJC.0)I0_20131004


That version literally matches none of the released ones on this page.

http://www.zyxel.com/uk/en/Download...pid=20130222185809&tab=Firmware&submit=Search



Also, every time I access the router settings page and have to login, the password is resetting itself to default "1234", and then asking me to setup a new password before being able to proceed. Which I do, yet every time I log back in the password is back the the default again.

This router is annoying to say the least.

 

[Spuddy]

Updated to the latest firmware anyways - will test it out later on Steam. See how it goes.


UPDATE: Everything working perfectly now, guess it was dodgy firmware version.

Thanks chaps