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Gaming Configuration Guidelines

The following provides information about configuring the SBG941 firewall and DMZ for

gaming.

Configuring the Firewall for Gaming

By default, the SBG941 firewall is enabled. As recommended, if you keep the firewall

enabled, refer to the game’s documentation to ensure that the necessary ports are open

for use by that game.

The pre-defined SBG941 firewall policies affect Xbox LIVE

®

as follows:

•

On the

Firewall Web Content Filter Page

, you may need to disable Firewall

Protection and IP Flood Detection.

Configuring Port Triggers

Because the SBG941 has pre-defined port triggers for games using any of the following

applications, no user action is required to enable them:

•

ALG for MSN

•

MSN Games by Zone.com

You may need to create custom port triggers to enable other games to operate properly.

To create custom port triggers, see the

Advanced Port Triggers Page

.

Configuring a Gaming DMZ Host

CAUTION

The gaming DMZ host is not protected by the firewall. It is open to communication or hacking from

any computer on the Internet. Consider carefully before configuring a device to be in the DMZ.

Some games and game devices require:

•

The use of random ports

•

The forwarding of unsolicited traffic

For example, to connect a PlayStation

®

2 for PS2

®

online gaming, designate it as the

gaming DMZ host because the ports required vary from game to game. For these

games, Motorola recommends configuring the gaming computer or device as a gaming

DMZ device.

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To configure a gaming DMZ device, on the

Basic DHCP Page

:

1.

Reserve a private IP address for the computer or game device MAC address.

2.

Designate the device as a DMZ device.

You can reserve IP addresses for multiple devices, but only one device at a time can be

designated as the gaming DMZ.

Exiting the SBG941 Configuration Manager

To logoff and close the SBG941 Configuration Manager, click

Logout

on the SBG941

Menu Options bar.

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Status Pages

The SBG941 Status pages provide information about the SBG941 hardware and

software, MAC address, cable modem IP address, serial number, and related

information. You can also monitor your cable system connection. Additional pages

provide diagnostic tools and allow you to change your SBG941 user name and password.

You can click any Status submenu option to view or change the status information for

that option.

Status Software Page

This page displays information about the hardware version, software version, MAC

address, cable modem IP address, serial number, system “up” time, and network

registration status.

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Status Connection Page

This page provides the HFC and IP network connectivity status of the SBG941 cable

modem.

You can click the

Refresh

button in your web browser to refresh the information on this

page at any time.

Field Descriptions for the Status Connection Page

Field

Description

Startup Procedure

Startup status information about the cable modem.

Downstream Channel

Status information about the RF downstream channels,

including downstream channel frequency and downstream

signal power and modulation.

Upstream Channel

Status information about the RF upstream channels,

including upstream channel ID and upstream signal power

and modulation.

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Status Security Page

This page allows you to define administrator access privileges by changing your SBG941

user name and password. It also allows you to reset your user name and password to

the default setting.

Field Descriptions for the Status Security Page

Field

Description

Password Change Username

Type a new user name

New Password

Type a new password. The password is case-sensitive.

Re-Enter New Password

Type the new password again. The password is case-

sensitive.

Current Username Password

Type your old password

Restore Factory Defaults

Select

Yes

or

No

to

reset the user name and password to

the default factory settings

After restoring the factory defaults, you must login using the

default user name,

admin

, and password,

motorola

.