Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly By Upnp - TP-Link EC330-G5u User Manual

Chapter 9
all ports opened. When you are not clear about which ports to open in some special
applications, like IP camera and database software, you can set the PC to be a DMZ
host.
Note:
DMZ is most applicable when you don't know which ports to open. When it is enabled, the DMZ host is totally exposed
to the internet, which may bring some potential safety hazards. If DMZ is not in use, please disable it in time.
I want to:
How can I
do that?
Done!
9. 5. Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly by
UPnP
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol allows the applications or host devices
to automatically find the front-end NAT device and send request to it to open the
corresponding ports. With UPnP enabled, the applications or host devices in the both
sides of NAT device can freely communicate with each other realizing the seamless
Make the home PC join the internet online game without port
restriction.
For example, due to some port restriction, when playing the
online games, you can log in normally but cannot join a team
with other players. To solve this problem, set your PC as a DMZ
with all ports opened.
1. Assign a static IP address to your PC, for example
192.168.0.100.
2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you
set for your router.
3. Go to Advanced
Enable check box to turn on DMZ.
4. Enter the IP address 192.168.0.100 in the
Address box.
5. Click Save to make the settings effective.
The configuration is completed. You've set your PC to a DMZ
host and now you can join a team to game with other players.
> NAT Forwarding >
NAT Forwarding
DMZ and select the
DMZ Host IP
55