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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