Gaming Gaming Services Xbox Live TCP and UDP Port Numbers What to do if you can't connect to Xbox Live by Bradley Mitchell Writer An MIT graduate who brings years of technical experience to articles on SEO, computers, and wireless networking. our editorial process LinkedIn Bradley Mitchell Updated on August 07, 2019 Junko Kimura / Getty Images Gaming Services Consoles & PCs Cheats & Codes Gaming Services Game Play & Streaming Mobile Gaming Tweet Share Email For your Xbox or PC to reach the online multiplayer games at Xbox Live, your router needs to understand which port numbers should be opened to relay the appropriate information through the network. In most cases, NAT technology eliminates the need for manually configuring port-forwarding details for the Xbox to communicate with the internet. However, if NAT isn't working or if you need to set up the ports manually for some other reason, you can do it. It is possible your router's firewall is blocking the necessary ports. The solution is to "open" the ports manually. Xbox Live Ports The Xbox Live service uses specific ports for its IP networking: If you have an Xbox 360, use these ports: UDP: 53, 88, 3074TCP: 53, 80, 3074 If you have an Xbox One, in addition to the Xbox 360 ports, use: UDP: 500, 3544, 4500 UDP and TCP port 1863 is used for the Xbox Kinect when it has trouble accessing the internet. How to Set Up the Router for Xbox Live To get Xbox Live working with the proper ports, you must log in to your router as an Admin so that you can manage the port-forwarding settings. Port-forwarding refers to opening a port on your router. The method differs depending on the manufacturer of your router. See the instructions for your specific router in the documentation that came with the router or at the manufacturer's website. You can also find them by searching on your router model and the term "port-forwarding." Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit