Apex Legends Port Forwarding

Apex Legends Game Logo

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game. Apex Legends is a new player on the Battle Royale scene and a potential rival to both Fortnite and PUBG - games which are incredibly popular with gamers across PC, console and mobile devices

Benefits of Apex Legends Port Forwarding

  • Reduces ping time while playing Apex Legends
  • Fixes latency issues and network lag
  • Fixes continuous packet loss and sudden disconnects in Apex Legends to certain extend
  • You will have a more direct connection to the game’s servers, and your Apex Legends game performance will be improved
  • Improves stability and speed of your connection, and makes your gaming experience more enjoyable

Ports To Forward for Apex Legends


Apex Legends ON PC - WINDOWS


TCP: 1024-1124,3216,9960-9969,18000,18060,18120,27900,28910,29900 COPY
UDP: 1024-1124,18000,29900,37000-40000 COPY

Apex Legends ON PLAYSTATION 4 (PS4)


TCP: 1024-1124,1935,3216,3478-3480,9960-9969,18000,18060,18120,27900,28910,29900 COPY
UDP: 1024-1124,3074,3478-3479 COPY

Apex Legends ON XBOX ONE Console


TCP: 1024-1124,3074,3216,9960-9969,18000,18060,18120,27900,28910,29900 COPY
UDP: 88,500,1024-1124,3074,3544,4500,18 COPY

How to Forward Ports for Apex Legends

Now, lets get into real action. Lets tweak the router settings to allow incoming traffic on those ports to your gaming console

Here's a high level summary of what we are going to do next:

  • Enter your router’s admin panel IP address in the URL bar of your web browser
  • Use your router’s admin credentials to login to the dashboard
  • Navigate to the port forwarding section
  • Enter your PC or gaming console’s IP address in the applicable box
  • Paste the TCP and UDP ports of Apex Legends in the respective inputs
  • And finally restart your router to apply the changes

Each Internet router is unique, Enter your router model in the next section to get specific instructions tailored for your router

Apex Legends Port Forwarding steps for your Wifi Router

Each wifi router is unique, Enter your router model in the below search box to get specific instructions tailored for your router






FAQs on Apex Legends Port Forwarding

You might have to type in your router in the above searchbar to get step by step instructions for your router

Pre-requisites for Apex Legends Port Forwarding

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things: Your Wifi router's IP address,Your gaming console's IP address,The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded

How to find your router's IP Address for Apex Legends Port Forwarding

The simplest way to find your router's ip Address is to type in your router's model in the seach bar in the above section. Alternately, you can find this information in the manufacturer label / sticker on your router

Is Apex Legends game port forwarding safe ?

Absolutely, Gaming consoles are built to be connected directly to the Internet. There are absolutely zero security exploits discovered in them, and when they are discovered they are closed almost immediately by system updates. There is no way to break in to a gaming console and access your home network. Forwarding a port to a gaming console is totally risk-free. Just ensure, to delete those rules when you no longer need them