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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 the Add Rules

QoS by Service

radio button.

The screen adjusts.

7.

In the

Applications

list, select an application or service.

8.

In the

Priority

list, select the priority for the rule.

The priority selections correspond to the queues in the QoS rules table.

9.

Click the

Add

button.

The service displays in the QoS rules table.

10.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Add a QoS Rule by Device



To add a QoS rule for a device:

1.

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

network.

2.

In the address field of the web browser,

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

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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 the Add Rules

QoS by Device

radio button.

Computers and devices that are connected to the network display in the MAC Device List.

By default, each device is assigned a normal priority.

7.

Select or specify the device:

•

To select a device in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.

•

To specify a device that is not in the MAC Device List, complete the

QoS Policy for

,

MAC Address

, and

Device Name

fields and click the

Add

button.

The device is listed in a queue in the QoS rules table with its default rule priority. The rule

priority corresponds to the queues.

Note:

To specify a device rule’s priority, edit the rule. For more information,

see

Edit a QoS Rule

on page

43.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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Edit a QoS Rule



To edit a QoS rule:

1.

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

network.

2.

In the address field of the web browser, enter

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

.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

5.

Select the

QoS by Service

radio button.

6.

In the QoS rules table, click the application or service to select it.

7.

Click the

Edit

button.

8.

In the

Priority

list, select a priority level.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

The rule’s priority is updated in the QoS rules table on the QoS Setup screen.

Delete a QoS Rule



To delete a QoS rule:

1.

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

network.

2.

In the address field of the web browser, enter

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.

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The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup

.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

5.

Select the

QoS by Service

radio button.

6.

In the QoS rules table, click the application or service to select it.

7.

Click the

Delete

button.

The rule is deleted.

Delete All QoS Rules



To delete all QoS rules:

1.

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

network.

2.

In the address field of the web browser, enter

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

.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

5.

Select the

QoS by Service

radio button.

6.

Click the

Delete All

button.

The rules are deleted.

Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and

Play

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers,

access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can

automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.

If you use 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),

enable UPnP.

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

To enable Universal Plug and Play:

1.

Launch a web 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 > Advanced Setup >

UPnP

.

The UPnP screen displays.

5.

Select the

Turn UPnP On

check box.

By default, this check box is selected. UPnP for automatic device configuration can be

enabled or disabled. If the Turn UPnP On check box is cleared, the router does not allow

any device to automatically control router resources, such as port forwarding.

6.

Type the advertisement period in minutes.

The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information.

This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter

durations ensure that control points receive current device status at the expense of more

network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but

can significantly reduce network traffic.

7.

Type the advertisement time to live in hops.

The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet

sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range

from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should

be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or

reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing

the router and which ports (internal and external) that device opened. The UPnP Portmap

Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each

IP address.

To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the

Refresh

button.