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Internet Shield Firewall

Q16. How can I allow my Xbox 360 to connect to the Internet?

To be able to connect to the Internet when using Xbox 360, you will need to open the service’s ports and create a firewall rule.

To open the TCP port(s):

1. Open F-secure Internet Security
2. Click on ‘Advanced…’ to open the advanced dialog.
3. On the left menu, select ‘Internet Shield’, and then ‘Firewall’.
4. On the ‘Services’ tab, click the ‘Add’ button. The Service Properties dialog will open.
5. In ‘Service description’ type XBOX360TCP.
6. In ‘Protocol’ select TCP (6).
7. For ‘Initiator ports’ click the ‘Edit’ button to open the Add Ports(s) dialog, then select the ‘Range’ option, and enter 1023 – 65535.
8. Click ‘Add To List’ and then ‘OK’.
9. For ‘Responder ports’ click the ‘Edit’ button to open the Add Ports(s) dialog.
10. Select ‘Single’ and enter 5555.
11. Click ‘Add To List’.
12. Select ‘Single’ again and enter 3390.
13. Click ‘Add To List’, and then ‘OK’ to close the Add Port(s) dialog.
14. Click ‘OK’ to close the Service Properties dialog.

To open the UDP port, repeat the process above by using the following settings:

• In ‘Service description’ type XBOX360UDP.
• In ‘Protocol’ select UDP (17).
• For ‘Initiator ports’, enter range 1023 – 65535.
• Add the following three ‘Responder ports’ to the list: 7777, 3776, and 1900.

To create the firewall rule:

1. Open F-Secure Internet Security.
2. Click on ‘Advanced…’ to open the advanced dialog.
3. On the left menu, select ‘Internet Shield’, and then ‘Firewall’.
4. On the firewall pane, select the ‘Rules’ tab, and click ‘Add’. The Firewall Rule Wizard appears.
5. In ‘Rule name’, type a name such as XBOX360.
6. For ‘Rule Type’, select ‘Allow’, and click ‘Next’.
7. Click the ‘Edit’ button, and type the following IP address range: 192.168.1.1–192.168.1.254.
8. Click the ‘Add To List ’ button, then ‘OK’ and finally click ‘Next’.
9. Select services for this rule by scrolling down the list and setting the following:
   • XBOX360TCP, tick the box, and then click between the computer and globe icon until a double arrow is displayed.
   • XBOX360UDP, tick the box, and then click between the computer and globe icon until a double arrow is displayed.
10. Click 'Next'.
11. For ‘Alert type’, select 'No alert', and click 'Next'.
12. Click 'Finish' to close the Firewall Rule Wizard.

You should now see the new rule added to the list and it should be ticked/enabled. You can now close the F-Secure windows and restart your computer. After the restart, try connecting to the Internet again.