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You can specify the pool of IP address that the router assigns by setting the starting IP
address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address
subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should
define a range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save
part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.
The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:
•
An IP address from the range you have defined
•
Subnet mask
•
Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)
•
Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen;
otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address)
•
Secondary DNS server (if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup
screen)
To use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or to manually configure the
network settings of all of your computers, clear the
Use Router as DHCP Server
check box
and click
Apply
. Otherwise, leave this check box selected. If this service is not enabled and
no other DHCP server is available on your network, you need to set your computers’ IP
addresses manually or they cannot access the router.
Address Reservation
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always
receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Reserved IP
addresses should be assigned to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings.
To reserve an IP address:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup
.
2.
In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the
Add
button.
3.
In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server.
Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.
4.
Type the MAC address of the computer or server.
Tip:
If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC
address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.
5.
Click
Apply
to enter the reserved address into the table.
The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the
router’s DHCP server. Reboot the computer, or access its IP configuration and force a
DHCP release and renew.
To edit or delete a reserved address entry, select the radio button next to the reserved
address you want to edit or delete. Then click
Edit
or
Delete
.
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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 router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet
connection. To configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen.
Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications
The 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 have to 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.
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup
:
2.
Disable WMM QoS in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the
Enable WMM
check box.
WMM QoS is enabled by default.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
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
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To specify prioritization of traffic, you have to 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.
QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
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 display the existing priority rules.
3.
Select the
Edit
or
Delete
radio button to edit or delete a rule. You can also delete all of the
rules by clicking the
Delete All
button.
4.
Scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click
Add Priority Rule
to display
the following screen:
5.
In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.
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6.
In the Priority Category list, select either
Applications
or
Online Gaming
.
A list of applications or games displays.
7.
Select an existing item, or scroll and select
Add a new application
or
Add a new game
as
applicable.
If you add an entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown:
8.
In the Connection Type list, select either
TCP,
UDP,
or both (
TCP/UDP
), and specify the port
number or range of port numbers used by the application or game.
9.
From the Priority list, select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other
applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.
The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
10.
Click
Apply
to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.
QoS for a Router LAN Port
To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup
.
2.
Select the
Turn Internet Access QoS On
check box.
3.
Click the
Setup QoS Rule
button.
4.
Click the
Add Priority Rule
button.
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5.
From the Priority Category list, select
Ethernet LAN Port
, as shown in the following figure:
6.
From the LAN port list, select the LAN port.
7.
From the Priority list, select the priority that this port’s traffic should receive relative to other
applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.
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.
9.
In the QoS Setup screen, click
Apply
.
QoS for a MAC Address
To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:
1.
Select
Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup
2.
Click the
Setup QoS Rule
button.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
3.
Click
Add Priority Rule
.

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