How To Configure Your Xbox For Online Gaming - Cisco Linksys E900 User Manual

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How to configure your Xbox for online
gaming
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Why would I set up my Xbox for online gaming? Online gaming adds another
dimension to using your Xbox . As with other online gaming applications and
gaming consoles, you need to forward multiple ports to use your Xbox for
online gaming . The procedure for setting up your Xbox is almost identical to
setting up multiple port forwarding for VNC remote control . (See "How to set
up port forwarding for multiple ports" on page 58) .
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For more information on configuring your router for online gaming,
see "How to optimize your router for gaming and voice" on page 32 .
Refer to your game console documentation to determine the ports used by
your device . The Xbox uses four ports:
• TCP port 80
UDP port 88
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• TCP/UDP port 53
TCP/UDP port 3074
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To set up an Xbox using multiple entries of single port forwarding:
Applications & Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
1. Connect your Xbox 360 to your router .
1. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the browser-based
utility" on page 25) .
2. Set up a DHCP reservation for the IP address of the Xbox . (See "How to set
up the DHCP server on your router" on page 29) .
– OR –
Refer to your game console's documentation to set a static IP address for
your device .
3. Click the Applications & Gaming tab, then click the Single Port
Forwarding page . The Xbox uses four ports, so create four port
forwarding entries on this page .
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
4. Enter the port and protocol information as shown in the image below .
5. In the To IP Address field, enter a 1- to 3-digit number that corresponds
to the last three digits of the IP Address of the Xbox 360 . The rest of the IP
address is already completed .
6. Select Enabled next to the To IP Address field for each entry .
7. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page .
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