A port forward is basically a setting that tells your router to take data that shows up on certain ports and send it to a certain device. In this case the ports are the standard PlayStation Network ports and this device is your PlayStation.
Forwarding ports, or opening ports, in your router points all traffic coming in on certain ports to a specific internal IP address. To get a connection with NAT Type 2, you will want to forward the following ports (in your router) to the IP address of you
Make sure you have the IP address of the router, the username and password to access the router settings, as well as the list of ports you need to open for the PS4.
Now that you have identified your PS4/PS5’s IP address and located the port forwarding section in your router’s settings, follow these steps to set up port forwarding:
The process of opening ports on PS4 and PS5 seems difficult, but you can complete it in about 5 minutes. It can be easier if you’re tech-savvy; if you’re not, you can follow our step-by-step instructions.
