Gaming configuration guidelines, Configuring the firewall for gaming, Configuring port triggers – Motorola SBG940 User Manual

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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

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