• Vista Compatible Router List
• Set Up Your System
• Use Your System

• Get High-Speed Internet
• Get a Starter Kit
• Choose a Connection Type

• Wireless Connection to Xbox LIVE
  Stop dragging cables! Use the new Xbox Compatible Wireless Adapter!
• Guide to Home Networking
  How to set up your own home network quickly and painlessly.
• Xbox LIVE and Routers
  Everything you need to know about routers on Xbox LIVE.
• Diagnosing Xbox LIVE Connections
  Use the Xbox Dashboard to solve ICMP, MTU, and NAT issues.
• Show Me Wireless
  Learn more about wireless networking by watching this video from Xbox Customer Care.
• Support Webcast
  Customer support lives it up with the latest tips for connecting, signing up, and features.
• Glossary
  Finding this is all pretty new to you? Let the glossary help out.

Router Connection

A router connection is usually the best way to connect to Xbox Live® because your PC and your Xbox console can use your Internet service at the same time. See Choose a Connection type to find out if a router connection will work with your modem.

Make sure you use a router that works with Xbox Live.

1. Before you connect any cables, turn off your Xbox console, cable/DSL router, cable/DSL modem, and PC. Unplug your modem from its power source to turn it off.

2. Take an Ethernet cable and connect one end to the Ethernet out port on the modem. Then connect the other end to the Ethernet in port on the router.

3. Take another Ethernet cable and connect one end to one of the Ethernet out ports on the router. Then connect the other end to the Ethernet port on the PCI NIC.

4. Take the last Ethernet cable and connect one end to one of the Ethernet out ports on the router. Then connect the other end to the Ethernet port on the back of the Xbox console.

5. Turn on your modem, and then your router, and then your PC.

6. Make sure that your PC can access the Internet. If not, the router may require a specific configuration to let your PC access the Internet. Check the router documentation for help configuring the router using your PC.

7. Turn on your Xbox console with no disc in the disc tray.

8. From the Xbox Dashboard, choose Xbox Live. Or, play a game on your Xbox Live Starter Kit disc and choose the option for Xbox Live play.

If you see the Xbox Live screen, congratulations! You are connected to Xbox Live!

Next step: Create Your Account

If your Xbox console can't connect to Xbox Live, the Xbox Dashboard provides an automatic network troubleshooter to help you connect.

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