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Port Forwarding on Optus 4G B525 router

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The port forwarding or "Virtual Server" settings are not available in the Optus customised web UI. However the underlying XML based API of the router still supports the function, at least for my B525s 65a model. So I've documented a couple of ways you can interact with the router API and set up port forwarding. Important!: Port forwarding will only work when the other device can access the private 10.*.*.* Optus IP Address of the router. I use it so my Optus mobile can access my home network. If you wanted to expose a service to the general internet then this likely won't work. Option 1 - Use the python API I've developed at  https://github.com/jinxo13/HuaweiB525Route r For those with scripting or programming experience Option 2 - Use Chrome and the Servistate plugin to interact with the B525's API directly I've provided a step by step guide - no programming experience is required Option 1 - Use the Python API Step 1 - Check the curre