The following ports need to be forwarded for Ceton Companion:
Ceton Companion - PC
- TCP: 5832
- UDP:
Setting Up a Port Forward for Ceton Companion
When you use Ceton Companion you may need to forward ports in your router. Forwarding ports is used to allow incoming connection requests from the internet to Ceton Companion.
Routers are not designed to allow incoming network requests. By forwarding ports you can work around this limitation.
Remember to Do These Things Before You Forward a Port
You need to know the following things before you can forward a port:
- The internal IP address of your router.
- The internal IP address of your computer.
- Each of the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward.
Find the IP Address of Your Router
To find your router's IP address the easy way you can use our free Router Detector software. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.
If you do not want to run the software, you can follow our Find Your Router IP Address guide.
How To Forward Ports for Ceton Companion
A smart way to forward your ports is to use Network Utilities. Our Network Utilities software allows you to add port forwards and also remove them when you no longer need them to maximize your network security.
You can also choose to set up port forwards manually. The process for forwarding a port is:
- You can start by logging in to your router.
- Locate your routers port forwarding section.
- Type your computer's IP address into the correct box in your router.
- Enter the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward for Ceton Companion in the corresponding boxes in your router.
Frequently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.
You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for Ceton Companion:
List of Routers - Customized for Ceton Companion
Those are the steps to take in order to forward ports in your router for Ceton Companion.