Open Ports on Your Router for QNAP TS-120

How to Open a Port in Your Router for QNAP TS-120

July 22, 2021 (Last Updated: October 18, 2021) | Reading Time: 1 minutes

Here is a list of the ports that need to be forwarded for a QNAP TS-120 device:

QNAP TS-120 - PC

TCP: 21-22, 25, 80, 443, 445, 873, 3306, 6881-6999, 8080, 9000, 13131, 55536-56559

UDP: 6881-6999

Setting Up a Port Forward for a QNAP TS-120 device

You might need to forward some ports in your router when you use a QNAP TS-120 device. By forwarding ports you allow connection requests coming from the internet to be directed to a QNAP TS-120 device.

Routers are not designed to allow incoming network requests. Forwarding ports can work around this limitation.

Before You Forward a Port

Before forwarding a port make sure that you know these things:

Your router's IP address.
Your NAS's internal IP address.
The list of the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward.

How to Locate Your Router's IP Address

You can run our free Router Detector software to locate your router's IP address. It is part of our Network Utilities suite of tools and is free for you to use it.

We have a guide you can follow Find Your Router IP Address if you don't want to run the software.

How To Set Up Port Forwarding for a QNAP TS-120 device

You can use our Network Utilities software to automatically forward ports for you. With Network Utilities, you can easily forward ports and also un-forward ports quickly so that you can keep your network up to date with the ports that you need forwarded and maximize your network security.

Another option is to go through the process of forwarding ports one step at a time. The way to forward a port is:

Begin by logging in to your router.
Locate your routers port forwarding section.
Put your NAS's IP address in the proper box in your router.
Put the TCP and UDP ports for a QNAP TS-120 device in the corresponding boxes in your router.

You probably will need to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.