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Chapter
8
QoS (Quality of Service)
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 QoS
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.
1.
Enable QoS and set bandwidth allocation.
1 ) Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username
and password you‘ve 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
and 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.
6 ) Click
Save
.
2.
Add QoS Rules.
I want to:
How can I
do that?
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1 ) Set a high priority rule for the ftp server.
a . Click
Add
in the
High Priority
section.
b . Select
By Application
and then select
ftp i
n the list. Scroll
down and click
OK
.
Tips:
If your application isn’t listed on the screen, scroll down and click
Custom Application
to add application manually.
•
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 . Click
Add
in the
Middle Priority
section.
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b . Select
By Device
and then click
View Existing Devices
.
c . Choose the respective device from the list.
d . Click
OK
.
Tips:
If you want to delete a QoS rule, click
to remove the responding rule from the list.
Now QoS is implemented to Prioritize Internet Traffic.
8. 2.
Update the Database
This function can help to add or update the applications of the router supports. If the
applications you need are not listed in the Application list, you can try to download the
new version and upgrade. New database versions are posted at
www.tp-link.com
and
can be downloaded for free.
1. Download the latest QoS database from our website (
www.tp-link.com
).
2. Go to
Advanced
>
QoS
>
Database
. Click
Browse
to select the database upgrade file,
then click
Upgrade
. Wait until the upgrade is completed and do not operate during
the process.
Done!
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