IP address with port input

1. How do you enter a port number into an IP address?
2. Can you add a port to an IP address?
3. Why port 8080?

How do you enter a port number into an IP address?

The port number is “tacked on” to the end of the IP address, for example, “192.168. 1.67:80” shows both the IP address and port number.

Can you add a port to an IP address?

Navigate to your router's configuration page by typing the router's IP address into your browser. Find a settings tab for Ports, or Port Forwarding. Where indicated, input the number of the port you want to open. Where indicated, input the static IP address of the device you want the port to forward to.

Why port 8080?

"8080" was chosen since it is "two 80's", and also because it is above the restricted well known service port range (ports 1-1023, see below). Its use in a URL requires an explicit "default port override" to request a web browser to connect to port 8080 rather than the http default of port 80.