Port Forwarding AT&T Fiber BGW210-700 Router

I just got ATT Fiber service with the BGW210-700 router running Software Version 1.9.16. My Plex server is set up to use port 16779 for external connections.

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I have the router set up as follows. Under NAT/Gaming, Select “Custom Services”:

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Create a new service entry:

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Then click Add. It should show up in the service list above.

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Click “Return to NAT/Gaming”

Under application hosting entry:

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Click “Add” and it should show up in your Hosted Applications table:

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Worked like a charm. I did not have to clear the NAT table. However, that makes sense if there was an attempt in the past to translate to a different port. Not sure of the timeout that is set for the NAT table.

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