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Set Up QoS for a Router LAN Port
To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup
.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5.
Select the
Turn Internet Access QoS On
check box.
6.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS
.
7.
Click the
Setup QoS Rule
button.
The QoS Priority Rule list displays.
8.
Scroll down and click the
Add Priority Rule
button.
The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.
9.
From the
Priority Category
list, select
Ethernet LAN Port
.
10.
From the
QoS Policy for
list, select the LAN port.
11.
From the
Priority
list, select the priority for Internet access for this port’s traffic relative to
other applications.
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The options are
Low
,
Normal
,
High
, and
Highest
.
12.
Click the
Apply
button.
The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
Set Up QoS for a MAC Address
To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS
.
5.
Click the
Setup QoS Rule
button.
The QoS Priority Rule list displays.
6.
Scroll down and click the
Add Priority Rule
button.
The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.
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7.
From the
Priority Category
list, select
MAC Address
.
8.
If the device is in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.
The information from the MAC Device List populates the
QoS Policy for
,
MAC Address
,
and
Device Name
fields. If the device is not in the MAC Device List, click the
Refresh
button. If it still does not display, complete these fields.
9.
From the
Priority
list, select
Highest
.
This is the priority for Internet access for this device’s traffic relative to other applications
and traffic. The options are
Low
,
Normal
,
High
, and
Highest
.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
This rule is saved.
Edit an Upstream QoS Policy
To edit a QoS policy:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
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4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS
.
5.
Click the
Setup QoS Rule
button.
The QoS Priority Rule list displays.
6.
Select the radio button for the QoS policy.
7.
Scroll down and click the
Edit
button.
8.
Change the policy settings.
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Delete an Upstream QoS Policy
To delete a QoS policy:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS
.
5.
Click the
Setup QoS Rule
button.
The QoS Priority Rule list displays.
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6.
Select the radio button for the QoS policy.
7.
Click the
Delete
button.
The QoS Policy is removed from the list.
Optimize Video Streaming with Downstream QoS
Downstream Quality of Service (QoS) assigns a high priority to Internet video streaming from
websites like YouTube and Netflix.
Best effort traffic
Internet
High priority traffic
Figure 8. Downstream QoS assigns a high priority to video streaming from the Internet
NETGEAR recommends that you enable downstream QoS only if you watch streaming
Internet video. When downstream QoS assigns a high priority to streaming video, it also
assigns a lower priority to the rest of your Internet traffic. That means other tasks like
downloading content from the Internet take longer.
To enable downstream QoS:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
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