![]() The Service section should match for both the Original and Translated, we want the SONICWALL to keep the ports the same going or coming, in both directions because we don’t want them to dynamically change. Locate the following NAT Policies, and modify each one. Two, by cleaning it up now, it makes it easier to read later. One the SonicWALL will create a new Services Group that places your services group in, this makes it more difficult to read later. Next, we will need to modify the NAT Policies that are created, for two reasons. Select “Other” for Server Type, then select “XBOX_SVCS” for Services.Įnter the IP you configured for the Xbox One IP Reservation, and add a comment. Click on Wizard and use the Public Server Wizard. Next, to create the necessary Port Forwarding use the Public Server Wizard, you will find the Wizard at the top of the screen on the right side. This allows you to set the Service Group to rules and port forwarders making it easy. Next, scroll up to Service Groups and add an XBOX_SVCS group, in this group you will add each service that you created above so that it looks like the following: Go down to Services and add a new service for each one required above, this is what your services should look like: In the SonicWALL go to Network -> Services Add these ports to the Xbox Services you create on the SonicWALL. Select Manual ports for a list of ports that can be used. To find the Alternate Ports on the Xbox go to Port Selection in the Advanced Network Settings. Lastly, if the 3074 Port does not work for you, select one of the alternate ports such as 45596, and configure that in the SonicWALL along with the ports above. In addition, I found the following for Chat: Next, you will need to Port Forward the following list of Ports: Once that was cleared and the Xbox restarted it was assigned the IP Reservation from the SonicWALL. You perform this by going to the Advanced Network Settings page and selecting the option “Clear MAC Address”. Note: I noticed on my Xbox that it was not getting the IP address I configured until I cleared the MAC information in the Xbox itself. Save the information and restart your Xbox to ensure you get the IP address configured on your network. Remember to replace the IP Addresses with those that are relevant to your network. In the Static DHCP Scope Settings, add information related to your Xbox One, such as the following: In the SonicWALL go to “Network -> DHCP Server” and click on “Add Static”. If the Xbox is Wired use the Wired MAC address, otherwise if it is Wireless use the Wireless MAC address. Depending on what connection you are using will depend on the MAC address you grab. This page will list both the Wired and Wireless MAC Address for the Xbox. Xbox MAC Address – Go to the Xbox Settings and find the Advanced Network Settings page. There are a few details we will need in order to make this work. Let me show you how to get it to that state… But there is a way to get it to the holy grail of “Open”. On the SonicWALL, most folks (from other posts that I have read) have only managed to get the Xbox to connect at a NAT Type: Moderate. There are several ports you have to forward for Xbox Live to ensure that everything works as it should. To fix this issue on a router that does not support UPnP such as the SonicWALL, you have to do some port forwarding. You can still join multiplayer games and others may still be able to hear you so long as you joined someone else’s game, but you cannot be the host of a game. If for whatever reason your Xbox ends up with a NAT type of Moderate or Strict then you end up with issues like folks not being able to hear you on voice chat, or not being able to host a game. Hence, when using a home router that supports UPnP the Xbox will work on Xbox Live with a NAT Type of Open, this configuration permits the best experience on Xbox Live because now you can join other multiplayer games and chat, but you can also be the host. Most home routers support UPnP, this allows certain features and functions to be dynamically set by software or hardware and work without the interaction of the home user. However, one issue I came across with the SonicWALL is my Xbox One console and the NAT Type. So, I opted for a SonicWALL! What an awesome product! This new firewall is awesome, and I have been able to do many of the networking projects I was hoping to get in place long ago, of course, that’s a whole other story so I will leave it at that. In that, I work in IT and do many things IT Related, such as Networking (routers, switches, firewalls, wireless, etc,) I wanted to replace my existing 6-year-old home router with something better. Simple home networking equipment does not provide the robust networking needs that business grade equipment does. I wanted something more versatile that allowed me to do VLANs, Rules, Translations, etc. Recently, I changed my firewall setup at home.
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