Create a Port Forward for The Elder Scrolls Online in your Router

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December 23, 2020 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Elder Scrolls Online is a MMO, Role-Playing, Open-World, Action, and Adventure game published by Bethesda Softworks released in 2014.

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Ports Required for The Elder Scrolls Online

The ports that need to be forwarded in your router for The Elder Scrolls Online are as follows:

The Elder Scrolls Online - PC

  • TCP: 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507
  • UDP: 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507

The Elder Scrolls Online - Steam

  • TCP: 4380, 27000-27037, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507
  • UDP: 4380, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507, 27000-27037

The Elder Scrolls Online - Xbox One

  • TCP: 3074, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507
  • UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3478-3479, 3544, 4500, 5060, 5062, 6250, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507

The Elder Scrolls Online - Playstation 4

  • TCP: 3478-3480, 10040-10060, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507
  • UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 5060, 5062, 6250, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507

The Elder Scrolls Online - Xbox Series X

  • TCP: 3074, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507
  • UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3478-3479, 3544, 4500, 5060, 5062, 6250, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507

The Elder Scrolls Online - Playstation 5

  • TCP: 3478-3480, 10040-10060, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507
  • UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 5060, 5062, 6250, 24100-24131, 24300-24331, 24500-24507

We have guides that are custom tailored for The Elder Scrolls Online that will show you the specific ports.

The Elder Scrolls Online offers the following styles of play.

Forward Ports for The Elder Scrolls Online

When you are playing The Elder Scrolls Online you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and sometimes even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

Before You Forward a Port

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

How to locate your Router's IP Address

The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

How To Forward Ports

The easiest way to do this is to use Network Utilities. Network Utilities can forward your ports in just a few clicks, and close them back down when you are done just as easily. You can also do it the manual way.

The normal process for forwarding a port is:

When you are done following those steps your ports will be open. Do you need more games or programs forwarded? Check out our games and programs list.

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