A simple explanation for business owners and IT teams ◆ Port Forwarding on a Router: Why It’s Your ISP’s Job, Not Your Network’s If you’ve ever tried to access your office CCTV, biometric attendance device, or server from outside — and it just won’t connect through your router — the usual reflex is to blame the router or the internal network. In almost every case, that’s the wrong place to look. Port forwarding is not something any router can create on its own. It depends on