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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 7.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.
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Figure 8. Upstream QoS assigns high priority to gaming traffic from your Xbox
We recommend 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.
To enable upstream QoS:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS
.
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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 and
select
Kbps
or
Mbps
from the menu.
•
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 Priority 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
To specify prioritization of traffic, create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the
router
's
QoS Priority Rule list. For convenience, the
router
's QoS Priority Rule list includes many common
applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.
Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
You can create an upstream QoS policy rule for an application or online game.
To create an upstream QoS policy rule for an application or online game:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the
router
user name and password.
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The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS
.
5.
Click the
Setup QoS rule
button.
6.
To add a rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Priority Rule list page and click the
Add Priority
Rule
button.
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7.
In the
QoS Policy for
field, type the name of the application or game.
8.
From the
Priority Category
menu, 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, from the
Connection Type
menu, 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
menu, select the priority for upstream traffic for this application or game relative to
other traffic.
The options are
Low
,
Normal
,
High
, and
Highest
.
13.
Click the
Apply
button.
The rule is saved in the QoS Priority Rule list.
Set Up QoS for a
Router
LAN Port
You can create an upstream QoS policy rule for a device that is connected to a LAN port of the
router
.
To create an upstream QoS policy rule for a device connected to one of the
router
’s LAN ports:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS
.
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