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Need a static IP address on your Xbox console?

Then look no further.

Xbox Series S

Your router is responsible for all your online connections and communications within and outside of your home network.

This guide works for Xbox One consoles and the modernXbox Series S, andXbox Series X. IP addresses assigned this way sometimes expire or get overwritten.

In some cases, automatic IP address assignments can interfere with some internal routing for certain games, too.

For the vast majority of situations, using automatic IP addresses on your Xbox will be fine.

A Wi-Fi router.

Your router is responsible for all your online connections and communications within and outside of your home network.

Port forwarding is method for making sure your Xbox can communicate effectively with Xbox’s online grid systems remotely.

Additionally, you’re able to enable UPnP on your router to ensure open NAT happens automatically.

UPnP doesn’t always work, I find, to improve your Xbox connectivity.

Xbox network settings menu

The Xbox advanced network settings menu.

But it’s always worth a shot.

Read abouthow to enable UPnP for Xboxhere.

Example of static IP setting

Here’s an example of what setting a device to use the same IP address every time might look like on your router.

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