~li~First, you'll need the IP residence for your console. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 can discuss it you this in their network settings section. Is that not definite enough?
Next, you'll wish to record in to your router. You'll often do this from a web browser related to that router by entering your router's IP residence in to the residence bar, and using a username and password. The IP residence differs from model to model and producer (though it's often a few movement of 192.168.x.x), and so does the username and password.
So again, Google is your friend. Try probing Google using the difference "default username and password" and your router's model number - cave is the Cisco E3000, so we would hunting for " cisco e3000 default username and cue ." Your router might have advance with setup program instead to make it "easier" to change settings; if it did, and you have that installed, use that.
Now things obtain a small tricky. Different routers have not similar menu setups, so dock forwarding (which is what we're carrying out here) might engage somewhat not similar clicks here and there to find. I'm aware with Linksys/Cisco and D-Link routers, given that's mostly what I've owned. For Linksys routers, you'll probably wish to find the add-on "Applications and gaming," and from there, you'll wish to choose "Single dock forwarding," unless it's choosen by default.
This is other example where Google is your wingman. If you're mislaid seeking at your router's menu, take a low breath. Go to Google, and sort in "port forwarding on (insert your router name here)." Again, you may must be click a few links to find the definite info you need, but, you know. Welcome to network troubleshooting. It used to be MUCH harder.
So right away you're at the dock forwarding settings, that probably look something similar to this: The void fields are places for you to increase your own "rules," that are discipline the router will follow for definite kinds of network information.
I've declared these XBL1, XBL2, and XBL3, given there are 3 sets of ports you must be open for Xbox Live. The initial order is for traffic on dock 55. I've set the incoming and sociable ports to 55. You have to open this dock for both TCP and UDP (different protocols for network traffic) - my router allows me to set one order for both, even though you may must be set up well-defined manners for dock 55 on TCP and UDP. Next, I've set them to deliver to the IP residence of my Xbox 360 (remember up there when we told you to find your console's IP address? This is where you'd use that information.).
Finally, in my router's settings, there's a checkbox to capacitate the new order that I've added. So, we would wish that to be checked, if we wish this to work. In the eventuality that you must be turn off the manners for a few reason, you can simply uncheck the box, rsther than than manually deletion your new rule.
You'll wish to do this for any of the ports listed in that EA help page for Battlefield 3 we referred to above. As you can see in my screenshot, for Xbox Live, this includes ports 55, 88, and 3074. Unfortunately, things are more complex on the Personal Computer and PlayStation 3 - you'll must be open well-defined TCP and UDP ports, and a lot more of them. But it's not difficult. It's only going to take a small longer. Once you're done, there should be a symbol nearby the bottom of the settings page that says "save changes" or something similar.
You should be done!
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