Section 3 - Configuration
StreamEngine
Enabled/ The StreamEngine option is disabled by Disabled: default. Enable it for better performance and experience with online games and other
interactive applications, such as VoIP.
Dynamic This option should be enabled when you Fragmentation: have a slow Internet uplink. It helps to reduce the impact that large low priority network packets can have on more urgent ones by breaking the large packets into several
smaller packets.
Automatic Uplink When enabled, this option causes the router Speed: to automatically measure the useful uplink bandwidth each time the WAN interface is
Measured Uplink This is the uplink speed measured when Speed: the WAN interface was last
The value may be lower than that reported by your ISP as it does not include all of the network protocol overheads associated with your ISP’s network. Typically, this figure will be between 87% and 91% of the stated uplink speed for xDSL connections and around 5 kbps lower for cable network connections.
Uplink Speed: If Automatic Uplink Speed is disabled, this options allows you to set the uplink speed manually. Uplink speed is the speed at which data can be transferred from the router to your ISP. This is determined by your ISP. ISPs often specify speed as a downlink/uplink pair; for example, 1.5Mbps/284kbps. For this example, you would enter “284”. Alternatively you can test your uplink speed with a service such as http://www.dslreports.com/. Note however that sites such as DSL Reports, because they do not consider as many network protocol overheads, will generally note speeds slightly lower than the Measured Uplink Speed or the ISP rated speed.
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