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Advanced Configuration
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Wireless-G Broadband Router
Priority
Select
High
or
Low
in the Priority column. The
Router’s four ports have been assigned low priority by
default.
Flow Control
If you want the Router to control the
transmission of data between network devices, select
Enabled
. To disable this feature, select
Disabled
. Ethernet
Port Priority QoS does not require support from your ISP
because the prioritized ports LAN ports 1-4 are in your
network. This feature is enabled by default.
Application Priority
Application Priority QoS manages information as it is
transmitted and received. Depending on the settings of
the
QoS
screen, this feature will assign information a high
or low priority for the applications that you specify.
Optimize
Gaming
Applications
Select
this
to
automatically allow common game application ports
to have a higher priority. These games include, but are
not limited to:
Counter-Strike
,
Half-Life
,
Age of Empires
,
Everquest
,
Quake2
/
Quake3
, and
Diablo II
. The default
setting is unselected.
Application Name
Enter the name you wish to give the
application in the
Application Name
field.
Priority
Select
High
or
Low
to assign priority to the
application. The default selection is
Low
.
Specific
Port
#
Enter
the
port
number
for
the
application.
Wireless QoS
WMM
Support
Wi-Fi
Multimedia
(WMM),
formerly
known as Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), is
a Wi-Fi Alliance certified feature, based on the IEEE
802.11e standard. This feature provides QoS to wireless
networks. It is especially suitable for voice, music and
video applications; for example, Voice over IP (VoIP), video
streaming, and interactive gaming. If you have other
devices on your wireless network that support WMM,
select
Enabled
. Otherwise, keep the default,
Disabled
.
No Acknowledgement
This feature prevents the Router
from re-sending data if an error occurs. To use this feature,
select
Enabled
. Otherwise, keep the default setting,
Disabled
.
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to cancel your changes.
Administration > Management
The
Administration > Management
screen allows the
network’s
administrator
to
manage
specific
Router
functions for access and security.
Administration > Management
Router Password
Local Router Access
Router Password
Enter a new Password for the Router.
Re-enter to confirm
Enter the Password again to confirm.
Web Access
Access Server
HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) is
the communications protocol used to connect to servers
on the World Wide Web. HTTPS uses SSL (Secured Socket
Layer) to encrypt data transmitted for higher security.
Select
HTTP
or
HTTPS.
The default selection is
HTTP
.
Wireless Access Web
If you are using the Router in
a public domain where you are giving wireless access
to your guests, you can disable wireless access to the
Router’s web-based utility. You will only be able to access
the web-based utility via a wired connection if you disable
the setting. Keep the default,
Enable
, to enable wireless
access to the Router’s web-based utility, or select
Disable
to disable wireless access to the utility.
Remote Router Access
Remote Management
To access the Router remotely,
from outside the network, select
Enable
.
Management Port
Enter the port number that will be
open to outside access. You will need to enter the Router’s
password when accessing the Router this way, as usual.
Use https
To require the use of HTTPS for remote access,
select this feature.
UPnP
UPnP
Keep the default,
Enable
to enable the UPnP
feature; otherwise, select
Disable
.
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to cancel your changes.