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Gaming Configuration Guidelines
The following subsections provide information about configuring the SBG940 firewall and DMZ for gaming.
Configuring the Firewall for Gaming
By default, the SBG940 firewall is disabled. If, as recommended, you enable the firewall, refer to the game’s
documentation to ensure that the necessary ports are open for use by that game.
The pre-defined SBG940 firewall policies affect Xbox
Live
TM
as follows:
Configuring Port Triggers
Because the SBG940 has pre-defined port triggers for games using any of the following applications, no user
action is required to enable them:
•
DirectX 7 and DirectX 8
•
MSN Games by Zone.com
•
Battle.net
®
For a list of games supported by Battle.net, visit
http://www.battle.net
.
You may need to create custom port triggers to enable other games to operate properly. If you set custom port
triggers and enable the firewall, you must customize the firewall to allow traffic through those ports. To create
custom port triggers, use the
Gateway > PORT TRIGGERS — custom Page
.
Low
Xbox
Live
data can pass through the firewall. No user action is required.
Medium or high
To enable Xbox
Live
traffic to pass, you must configure:
•
Choose Custom on the Firewall > POLICY — basic Page
•
UDP 88:88 and UDP/TCP 3074:3074 on the
Firewall > POLICY — advanced Page