Zoom X5V - Manual (Page 18)

18 ADSL X5v User’s Guide
1.7 Playing Online Games Using
Your X5v
Setting up the X5v for online gaming depends on what you
want to do:
• If you have Xbox Live, go to page 26.
• If you have PlayStation 2, go to page 27.
• If you have another online game, continue below.
Do I Need To Do Anything?
There are only two cases where you need to set up your X5v
for online gaming.
— If you are playing a “peer-to-peer” or “head-to-head” game
over the Internet, you always have to set up the X5v unless
you linked up to your partner by going to a web site. A peer-
to-peer game is a game where two players are competing
directly against one another. Popular peer-to-peer games
include Age of Empires, Command and Conquer, Dark Reign
2, and Unreal Tournament. If you are unsure whether your
game is a peer-to-peer game check the game instructions.
— If you want to play a multiplayer game and you want to
host the game. Popular multiplayer games include Half Life,
Diablo II, Delta Force, Hexen II, Myth, Quake II, and
Warcraft II, III.
In both these cases you will need to open one or more ports
in the X5v’s built-in firewall as described below, so that the
firewall doesn’t block the other players. The two ways to
accomplish this are to Set up a Virtual Server if you only need to
open a few ports, or to Set up a DMZ, which opens all the X5v’s
ports.
Important! If your computer already has firewall software
installed: If you have third-party firewall software installed on
your computer, such as the Windows XP firewall, you may need
to deactivate it before opening ports by setting up a virtual server
or a DMZ. If you don’t, your computer may block the ports you
are trying to open.