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Configuring Your TrueMobile 1184 Router for Gaming

This section will assist in configuring the Dell TrueMobile 1184 Router for gaming. In some cases, the firewall feature of the router will cause a game not to function as intended.  This document will not provide details for each game, but will discuss how to open TCP/IP ports for one or more system. 

WARNING: Operating any client systems on the Internet without firewall protection may allow un-authorized access to a system.  This may lead to data loss.

Follow below steps to set up the router for gaming:

1. Select the system or systems to be used as game systems.
   
2. Locate the MAC address for each system:
   
   • Windows 98 and Millennium (Me),
     1. Click Start > Run
     2. Type winipcfg, and click OK.
     3. Write down the MAC (Adapter) address of your computer to configure for gaming.
        
   • Windows XP and 2000
     1. Click Start > Run.
     2. Type cmd, and click OK.
     3. On the command prompt, type ipconfig /all
     4. Write down the MAC (Physical) address of your computer to configure for gaming.
        
3. Open the web browser, and type http://my.router (or http://192.168.2.1)
   
4. Click the Advanced Settings tab.
   
5. Click the DHCP Server Settings tab on the left navigation bar.
   
6. Under IP Address Reservation, 
   1. Enter the MAC address of the system or systems you wish to use for gaming in Computer MAC field.
   2. Enter an IP address for the system (select a number between 101 and 254) 
      
7. Click Submit.
   
8. Click the Port Forwarding Settings tab on the left navigation bar.
   1. To set a single computer for gaming, enter the IP address of the system at Internal IP field and select ALL (DMZ) for Service from the pull-down menu under the Virtual Server Settings and click Submit.
      
      NOTE: Only a single computer can be set for DMZ service.  To set multiple computers for gaming, please refer to the Custom Port Forwarding Settings under the Port Forwarding Settings.
      
9. At this point, reboot the client system(s).  The client system(s) will use the newly assigned IP, and will not have any TCP/IP ports blocked by the firewall feature of the router.

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