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For more information, you can click this link to access <a href="https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15997/kw/switch%20profiles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nintendo's Help Center here</a>!

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At PlayVS, we noticed Nintendo requires an Open Nat Type due to their games using a peer to peer network to connect consoles. Schools systems are likely to have a strict Nat Type, which would limit the connections available to the Nintendo Switch. An alternative is to set up a DMZ on the school network, and only allow Nintendo Switch consoles to connect.

Below are some additional connectivity troubleshooting tips: ​

Use Nintendo’s Support article for <a href="https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22374/~/how-to-connect-to-the-internet-using-a-wired-connection#DT:t1-q1a2EP:t1-q1a2-c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Connect to the Internet Using a Wired Connection.</a>

​<a href="https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000PNVtCAO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NAT Rating Support</a>

Resource provided by <a href="https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000PNVtCAO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000PNVtCAO</a>.

- Resource provided by <a href="https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000PNVtCAO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000PNVtCAO</a>.

<a href="https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22272/~/how-to-set-up-a-routers-port-forwarding-for-a-nintendo-switch-console" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Set Up a Router's Port Forwarding for a Nintendo Switch Console</a>

<a href="https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22489/~/how-to-place-a-nintendo-switch-console-into-a-routers-dmz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Place a Nintendo Switch Console into a Router's DMZ</a>

You can also use the router's DMZ. The DMZ of your network is able to open to the whole internet separately from your internal network.

As long as schools use the Nintendo Switch in the DMZ and not any actual computers, it won’t open vulnerabilities to the network.

- You can also use the router's DMZ. The DMZ of your network is able to open to the whole internet separately from your internal network.
- As long as schools use the Nintendo Switch in the DMZ and not any actual computers, it won’t open vulnerabilities to the network.

For further support or information on Switch connectivity, the peer to peer feature allows you to directly communicate with other players.

Enabling peer to peer connectivity within the Firewall will allow access for your team's Nintendo switch.

- For further support or information on Switch connectivity, the peer to peer feature allows you to directly communicate with other players.
- Enabling peer to peer connectivity within the Firewall will allow access for your team's Nintendo switch.

Note: This entire list may not be needed, but has been seen to assist schools in connection concerns with Nintendo match issues.

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Ethernet Connection

NAT Rating Support

Set Up a Router's Port Forwarding for a Nintendo Switch Console

Place a Nintendo Switch Console into a Router's DMZ

Enabling Peer to Peer