Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly By Upnp - TP-Link ARCHER D7 User Manual

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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 more applicable in the situation that users are not clear about which ports to open. When it is enabled, the
DMZ host is totally exposed to the Internet, which may bring some potential safety hazard. If DMZ is not in use,
please disable it in time.
I want to:
How can I
do that?
Done!
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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 connection of the network. You may need to enable the UPnP if you want
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 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
192.168.1.100.
2 Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password
you set for the modem router.
3 Go to Advanced
checkbox to enable DMZ.
4 Enter the IP address 192.168.1.100 in the
Address filed.
5 Click
Save to save the settings.
The configuration is completed. You've set your PC to a DMZ
host and now you can make a team to game with other players.
> NAT Forwarding >
NAT Forwarding
DMZ and select the
DMZ Host IP
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