<s>
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
gaming	O
console	O
over	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
(	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
network	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
and	O
standard	O
straight-through	O
Ethernet	O
cables	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
link	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
together	O
,	O
or	O
two	O
consoles	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connecting	O
two	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
to	O
each	O
other	O
without	O
a	O
switch	O
requires	O
a	O
crossover	B-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
can	O
use	O
standard	O
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
if	O
one	O
's	O
console	O
will	O
not	O
connect	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
Wi-Fi	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
they	O
can	O
do	O
is	O
to	O
factory	O
reset	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
change	O
their	O
DNS	B-Protocol
resolver	I-Protocol
when	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
restarted	O
and	O
refreshed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
copy	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
for	O
each	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
is	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
must	O
be	O
an	O
identical	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
identical	O
bonus	O
and/or	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
discs	O
will	O
not	O
link	O
with	O
non-Platinum	O
Hits	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
post-Xbox	O
Live	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
supported	O
more	O
consoles	O
per	O
game	O
than	O
the	O
maximum	O
of	O
four	O
supported	O
by	O
Halo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
"	O
system	B-Device
link	I-Device
"	O
was	O
popularized	O
by	O
the	O
pre-Xbox	O
Live	O
era	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
the	O
capability	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
years	O
in	O
computer	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
advantage	O
of	O
system	B-Device
link	I-Device
is	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
host	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Device
link	I-Device
can	O
be	O
visualized	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
being	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
small	O
server	O
and	O
"	O
hosting	O
"	O
other	O
Xboxes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
also	O
allows	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Private	I-Application
Networks	I-Application
(	O
VPNs	B-Application
)	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
to	O
take	O
place	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
can	O
not	O
only	O
use	O
wired	O
Ethernet	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Wireless	O
Network	O
Adapter	O
in	O
an	O
access	O
point-based	O
or	O
mesh	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
some	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
titles	O
like	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
can	O
play	O
a	O
match	O
with	O
players	O
connected	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
