Motorola SBG-940 User Guide - Page 46

Gaming Configuration Guidelines, Configuring the Firewall for Gaming, Configuring Port Triggers

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Overview Installation Troubleshooting Contact FAQ Specifications Glossary License Configuration: Basic Gateway TCP/IP Wireless USB 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 LiveTM as follows: 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 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. SBG940 User Guide 38

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Overview
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Configuration:
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Gateway
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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
.
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