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4.

Optimize Performance

You can set up the router to optimize performance for applications such as multiplayer gaming,

peer-to-peer connections, or real-time communications such as instant messaging or remote

assistance (a feature in Windows XP). By default, the router uses Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of

Service (WMM QoS).

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service

•

Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS

•

Add Upstream QoS Rules

•

Optimize Video Streaming with Downstream QoS

•

Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play

•

Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service

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Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service

You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign a high priority to gaming and streaming video

from the Internet.

Figure 6. You can prioritize downstream traffic, upstream traffic, or both

Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS

Upstream Quality of Service (QoS) assigns a high priority to Internet traffic from your Xbox

gaming system.

Best effort traffic

High priority traffic

Internet

Figure 7. Upstream QoS assigns high priority to gaming traffic from your Xbox

NETGEAR recommends that only gamers enable the Upstream QoS feature. If you do not

game and you turn on this feature, some applications might not perform as well as usual.

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To enable upstream QoS:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

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.

Select the

Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming)

check box.

6.

Specify the maximum uplink bandwidth for your Internet connection:

•

If you know what your uplink bandwidth is, type it in the

Uplink bandwidth Maximum

field.

•

If you are not sure, click the

Speedtest

button.

Speedtest verifies the upstream speed of your Internet connection. The

Uplink

bandwidth Maximum

field displays the result of the test.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

The router assigns a high priority to Internet traffic from your gaming devices to the

Internet.

Add Upstream QoS Rules

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

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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.

Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming



To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

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.

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The QoS Priority Rule list displays.

6.

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

Add

Priority Rule

button.

7.

In the

QoS Policy for

field, type the name of the application or game.

8.

In the

Priority Category

list, select either

Applications

or

Online Gaming

.

A list of applications or games displays.

9.

Scroll and select

Add a New Application

or

Add a New Game

,

as applicable.

10.

If prompted, in the

Connection Type

list, select either

TCP,

UDP,

or

TCP/UDP (both

).

11.

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

12.

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

.

13.

Click the

Apply

button.

The rule is saved.