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Now you can control your children’s Internet access according

to your needs.

Done!

Chapter

8

QoS

This chapter introduces how to create a QoS rule to specify prioritization of traffic and

minimize the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service

•

Update the Database

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8. 1.

Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service

QoS (Quality of Service)

,

is designed to ensure the efficient operation of the network

when the network overload or congestion.

Specify priority levels for some devices or applications.

For example,

I have several devices that are connected to my

wireless network. I would like to

:

• Set my ftp server with faster surfing speed;

• Set my phone an intermediate speed on the Internet;

• Set the WIFI-GUEST with slower surfing speed.

1.

Enable QoS and set bandwidth allocation.

1 ) Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username

and password you set for the router.

2 ) Go to

Advanced

>

QoS

>

Settings

.

3 ) Select the

Enable QoS

checkbox.

4 ) Input the maximum upload and download bandwidth

provided by your service provider. 1Mbps is equal to

1000Kbps.

5 ) Click

Advanced

to display the priority setting scrolling

bar.

6 ) Drag the scroll bar to set the bandwidth priority

percentage.

Note:

Add each priority up no more than 100%. High priority is greater than

Middle priority, and middle priority is greater than Low priority.

7 ) Click

Save

.

2.

Add QoS Rules.

I want to:

How can I

do that?

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Tips:

In the QoS Rule List field, displays three priority. In the QoS rule field, displays three

rule type include

By device

,

By application

and

By physical port

.

1 ) Set a high priority rule for the ftp server.

a . Select

By Application

and then select

ftp i

n the list. Click

OK

.

Tips:

If your application isn’t listed on the screen, click

Custom Application

to add

application manually.

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•

Name:

Enter a name for your applicaiton.

•

Protocol:

Select the protocol for your application, if your are not sure, select

ALL.

•

Port:

Enter the destination port for your application, usually each application

has a fixed port, please ensure you enter the correct the port. In this case, the

destination port for ftp is 21.

2 ) Set a middle priority rule for the phone.

a . Select

By Device

and then click

View Existing Devices

.

b . Choose the respective device from the list.

c . Click

OK

.