Port forwarding is the process of allowing incoming connections to a specific device on your network from the internet. This is necessary for certain applications, such as BitTorrent clients, which need to be able to receive incoming connections in order to function properly.
To open a port on your router for QBittorrent, you will need to know your router’s IP address, the port that QBittorrent is listening on, and the IP address of the computer that is running QBittorrent. Once you have this information, you can follow these steps: