How: opening ports for Skype

Skype is software application communication that allows users to make voice and video chat on the Internet phone calls.

It has a service of instant messaging, file transfer ability, and users can send mobile text messages. "After the application works correctly with Skype, outgoing TCP connections to certain TCP ports must full." The best experience of the programme to get Skype need to open the correct ports on your router. Level of difficulty: Moderately easy

Instructions

1. 1

   Launch of Skype.

Click on "Tools" menu, followed by "Options" from the menu list and select "Connect" on the left side of the window.

2

Note the port number for incoming connections on the top of the window displayed.

It is usually like 53687 five digits. You will need this number to correctly configure the router on Skype access.

3

Open your Web browser and type the IP address of the router in the address bar.

Is an example of an IP address that is frequently used for many brands of the router "192.168.1.1". See the user manual or on a sticker on the bottom of the router IP address of the router. The router login page is displayed.

4

Enter your user name and password.

If you don't know the user name and password, you can find it in the user manual. Admin and admin is common standard user name and password for many brands of the router, respectively. UnterstütztZ press the "Enter" button to establish a connection with the router administration page.

5

Click the tab, the di

(e) include parameters for transfer on your router port configuration. You are in the "port forwarding" "Advanced" or "the configuration where options on the make and model of your router will depend on tab.

6

Type "Skype" Open box "Application".

The beach "Port" enter the number stored in application Skype "Connections" window type you the number twice when more than a port field exists. Select the check box "TCP/IP" in "Protocol"

7

Type the IP address of the computer in the "server IP address" box.

If you don't know you from IP address of the computer, click "start" and then "Cmd" in the Deskbar from the command prompt. Give the cursor "Ipconfig" and press "enter". The numbers next to the "IP address" is the IP address of the computer. An example of what should look like your IP address "is 192.168.1.9." Close the command prompt window.

8

Click on "Next" and then click "Close".

Two new sets of fields are displayed. Repeat the same information used for the previous field in the two new fields, except where a field "Range" "443" and other "80" to change. Click "Save".

9

Restart the Skype application.