ArtisticallyChill

For this tutorial, I will be using a Linksys router that supports DMZ. Please note that your router may be of a different brand so it would behoove you to have some familiarity with your router’s GUI. Also, not all routers support DMZ, consult your router’s website or owner’s manual to confirm this if no DMZ section is present in your router’s GUI.

Prior to going on, you’ll need your Router IP address (aka your Gateway to the Internets) usually it starts out with 192.168.x.1 (where x is dependent on your router).

Phase 1: Configuring your Xbox 360′s NETWORK SETTINGS

In the dashboard go to My Xbox/System Settings:

Scroll down and select Network Settings

Select on Configure Network

Select IP Settings

Manually enter the following addresses:

• IP Address: 192.168.x.(y)z (where x is dependent on your router and y is dependent on your router’s DHCP settings: i.e. if y is set to 100 then z will be any number after 100 and this will be your IP address’ last number). For this example, I picked 150.
• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
• Gateway: 192.168.x.1 (where x is dependent on your router)

Why are we doing this? Well, because we want your console to have a static IP and not a random IP dynamically assigned by your router. When we get to Phase 2, your Xbox 360′s Static IP Address will be needed for Port Forwarding and/or DMZ settings.

When finished, move down to DNS Settings and enter the following:

• Primary DNS Server: 192.168.x.1 (where x is dependent on your router). If you haven’t noticed, this is exactly same as our router’s IP aka your Gateway.

We will not bother setting the Secondary DNS Server address. At this point, Phase 1 is complete. Now we will move onto Phase 2 and configure the router for Port Forwarding and/or DMZ.

Open up your browser and enter your router’s IP address. Once logged in, you’ll want to access your Port Forwarding section of your router

Once there, set up the following Port Forwarding settings:

• Name: LIVE1 – port: 88 – protocol: Both TCP and UDP – IP: Your Xbox’s IP address
• Name: LIVE2 – port: 3074 – protocol: Both TCP and UDP – IP: Your Xbox’s IP address

When finished, save these settings. Your router may need to reboot in order for the changes to take effect. Once it has rebooted, the page you were on may auto refresh. If not, get back into the the router’s GUI.

If your Router features a DMZ section, Enable it and enter Your Xbox’s IP address. Using DMZ allows the router to let your Xbox to be excluded from the router’s firewall. If you’ve already done Port Forwarding, this is completely optional. But I would enable DMZ anyway just to be sure your Xbox LIVE Connection detects your NAT as OPEN. Again, if your router doesn’t support DMZ don’t worry. The Port Forwarding we did earlier should cover what the DMZ was suppose to do. After saving, the Router will reboot. Once it does, double check all settings that were changed. If all looks good, then we are done with Phase 2 and can proceed to testing your Xbox LIVE Connection.

Testing your Xbox LIVE Connection:

• In the dashboard go to My Xbox/System Settings
• Select Network Settings
• Select Test Xbox LIVE Connection

If your test is successful, there will be no pop-ups and your Status will read: Xbox LIVE is up and running.

If you get an error, double check all the steps listed above.

~ LoneWolf