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zadok1
Aspirant
Apr 12, 2021

Just purchased RAX45 six channel. will not connect to Xbox One.

Old router was a Linksys EA7300 connected fine. How should th XBox be set to connect to new RAX45? or how should router be set to connect to XBox? Please keep it non-tech easy. I'm new at this kinda stuff. learning as I go. Thx

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  • thehypnootoad's avatar
    thehypnootoad
    Luminary
    Apr 12, 2021
    Is the rax 45 replacing the old router? If so then can connect either wireless or wired ( wired is better option ) but if the router is too far or you don't want mess of cables wireless is more than enough. There is lots of option you can use to help if you live in busy household like qos. Dmz can prioritise your xbox and will normally open all ports but this can be a security risk . Port forwarding certain ports are normally used for things like strict nat types or a game causing connection problems due to ports.
      • thehypnootoad's avatar
        thehypnootoad
        Luminary
        Apr 13, 2021
        Those option are in the router settings 192.168.1.1 - enter admin password then got to advanced - wan should be there for dmz or advaned - qos.
  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Apr 13, 2021

    > [...] will not connect to Xbox One.

     

       "will not" is not a useful problem description.  It does not say what
    you did.  It does not say what happened when you did it.  As usual,
    showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
    messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
    descriptions or interpretations.

     

       A clear description of what _does_ happen would be more useful
    than a vague description of what "will not" happen.

     

       Is this a wired (Ethernet) "will not connect" or a wireless "will not
    connect", or what, exactly?

     

       Do other devices work as expected?

     

    > [...] How should th XBox be set to connect to new RAX45? [...]

     

       Read the instructions for the Xbox?


    > [...] how should router be set to connect to XBox? [...]

     

       I wouldn't expect any special settings to be needed for the new
    router, but, if you're replacing one router with another, then you might
    want to configure the wireless security stuff on the new router to match
    that on the old router.

     

       Here's a radical concept which helps some people:

     

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM

     

       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for
    "Specify basic WiFi settings".

     

    > [...] I'm new at this kinda stuff. learning as I go.

     

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM

     

     

    > [...] There is lots of option you can use to help [...]

     

       All of which assume that the Xbox is connected to the router.  If you
    don't have the basic connection working, then it's all useless to you.