When you get a new Nighthawk AD7200 Gaming Router from Netgear, you will get default settings for making port forwarding for these devices. if you make these simple port forwarding settings from Netgear router login page manually, you will need some tricks for this.
There are some users who do not get any kind of default port settings for Nighthawk AD7200 Gaming Router devices. in this case, they need to add all ports using custom method and this method is explained here in this article. Using port forwarding setup, you can open some ports manually so that you can easily receive data packets from outside of network. When these ports are opened, you can easily play online games even if you have strong firewall setup.

Nighthawk AD7200 Gaming Router Custom Port Forwarding Settings

  • Connect Netgear login router with a computer device and when you are connecting your devices, make sure that you can connect them accurately using Ethernet cable. If you do not have this cable then purchases this cable from any local hardware shop.
  • Open web browser to this computer device but before that make sure that power status LED is solid green in color.
  • Fill http:// login routerlogin.net to address bar.

  • Type Netgear login user name and then fill the password.
  • Click on “Settings” button.
  • After that click on “Advanced Settings” tab.
  • At the end clicks on “Port Forwarding” button.
  • Because you want to make custom port forwarding settings for Nighthawk AD7200 Gaming Router device so you can click on “Add Custom Service” tab.
  • Select TCP/UDP for the protocol settings for your device.
  • You can then configure the ports for your WiFi router device. if you want to use same port as internet port is using then you can select the check box.
  • Click on “Apply” button.
Close the setup page and you can then start using Nighthawk AD7200 Gaming Router device in a normal way.