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Quality of Service (QoS) Setup

QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of

others. The N150 4-Port Wireless Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link

and on the Internet connection. To configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen.

Select

Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup

to display the following screen:

Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications

The N150 4-Port Wireless Router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS)

to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provides

prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access

categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the

benefits of WMM QoS, both it and the client running that application must have WMM

enabled. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require

QoS, are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and

video.

WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the

Enable WMM

check box and clicking

Apply

.

Set Up QoS for Internet Access

You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:

•

Specific applications

•

Specific online games

•

Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router

•

A specific device by MAC address

To specify prioritization of traffic, create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the

QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many

common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.

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Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming

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To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:

1.

In the QoS Setup screen, select the

Turn Internet Access QoS On

check box.

2.

Click the

Setup QoS Rule

button to see the existing priority rules.

You can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the

Edit

or

Delete

button. You can also delete all of the rules by simply clicking the

Delete All

button.

3.

To add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click

Add

Priority Rule

to display the following screen:

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4.

In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.

5.

In the Priority Category list, select either

Applications

or

Online Gaming

. In either case, a

list of applications or games displays in the list.

6.

You can select an existing item from the list, or you can scroll and select

Add a New

Application

or

Add a New Game,

as applicable.

a.

If you add an entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown:

b.

In the QoS Policy For field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or

game.

c.

In the Connection Type list, select either

TCP,

UDP,

or both (

TCP/UDP

). Specify the

port number or range of port numbers that the application or game uses.

7.

From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this traffic relative to other

applications and traffic. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

8.

Click

Apply

to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.

Set up QoS for a Router LAN Port

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To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:

1.

Select

Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup

to display the QoS Setup screen. Select the

Turn Internet Access QoS On

check box.

2.

Click the

Setup QoS Rule

button.

3.

Click the

Add Priority Rule

button.

4.

From the Priority Category list, select

Ethernet LAN Port

, as shown in the following figure:

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5.

From the LAN port list, select the LAN port.

6.

From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this port’s traffic relative to

other applications.

The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

7.

Click

Apply

to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.

8.

In the QoS Setup screen, click

Apply

.

Set up QoS for a MAC Address

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To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:

1.

Select

Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup

, and click the

Setup QoS Rule

button. The

QoS Setup screen displays.

2.

Click

Add Priority Rule

.

3.

From the Priority Category list, select

MAC Address

:

4.

If the device is the MAC Device List, select its radio button.

The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and

Device Name fields.

If the device is not in the list, click

Refresh

. If it still does not appear, fill in these fields

manually.

5.

From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this device’s traffic relative to

other applications and traffic.

The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

6.

Click

Apply

to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.

7.

In the QoS Setup screen, select the

Turn Internet Access QoS On

check box.

8.

Click

Apply

.

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Edit or Delete an Existing QoS Policy

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To edit or delete a QoS policy:

1.

Select

Advanced > QoS Setup

to display the QoS Setup screen.

2.

Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or delete, and do one of

the following:

•

Click

Delete

to remove the QoS policy.

•

Click

Edit

to edit the QoS policy. Follow the instructions in the preceding sections to

change the policy settings.

3.

Click

Apply

in the QoS Setup screen to save your changes.