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Appendix A Quality of Service

Configure the following parameters:

Tx Bandwidth - Tx bandwidth limits the Router’s bandwidth transmission rate. The purpose is to limit the bandwidth of the WAN device to that of the weak- est outbound link.. This forces the Router to be the network bottleneck, where sophisticated QoS prioritization can be performed.

Rx Bandwidth - In the same manner, this Rx bandwidth limits the Router’s bandwidth reception rate.

TCP Serialization - Enable TCP Serialization from its drop-down list, either for active voice calls only or for all traffic. The screen will refresh, adding a “Maximum Delay” text box. This function allows the maximum allowed trans- mission time frame (in milliseconds) of a single packet to be defined. Any packet requiring a longer time to be transmitted will be fragmented to smaller sections. This avoids transmission of large, bursty packets that can cause delay or jitter for real-time traffic, such as VoIP.

Shaping Classes

The bandwidth of a device can be divided to reserve constant portions of band- width to predefined traffic types. Such a portion is known as a shaping class. When not used by its predefined traffic type or owner (for example VoIP), the class will be available to all other traffic. However, when needed, the entire class is reserved solely for its owner. Also, the maximum bandwidth that a class uses can be limited, even if the entire bandwidth is available.

When a shaping class is defined for a specific traffic type, two shaping classes are created. The second class is the “Default Class”, which is responsible for all the packets that do not match the defined shaping class, or any other classes that might be defined on the device. This can be viewed in the “Class Statistics” screen.

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Contents

Broadband Router Table of Contents Specifications 137 Using Advanced SettingsTroubleshooting 117 Quality of Service 121 Limited Warranty 141 Package Contents Introduction1 Features Minimum System Requirements Getting to Know the Router Internet Light Power LightBroadband Light Ethernet Lights 1 Ethernet Ports Reset ButtonBroadband Port Power switch powers the Router on and off Power SwitchPower Port Connecting Router Setting Up the Router Then press Enter on the keyboard Connecting the Router Windows XP Computer Network ConfigurationWindows 2000/98/Me Windows NT Linux Home Quick Links My RouterBroadband Connection Action Zone This page left intentionally blank Configuring My Network Settings Accessing My Network Using My Network Configuring My Network Settings Page Configuring My Network Settings Enable Application Click Add. The Add Port Forwarding Rule screen appears Configuring My Network Settings Page Configuring My Network Settings This page left intentionally blank Using Network Connections Network Home/Office General Internet Protocol Bridge DNS Server IP Address Distribution Routing Routing Table Ethernet ConnectionAdditional IP Addresses General Ports Ethernet Switch Internet Connection Firewall Broadband Ethernet Connection Configuring the Broadband Ethernet Connection Internet Protocol IP Address Distribution Routing WAN PPPoE/WAN PPPoE General PPP session automatically ends PPP ConfigurationPPP Authentication PPP reconnect attempts, as provided by the ISP PPP Compression Internet Protocol Routing Table Configuring Router’s Security Page General Limited Only commonly Configured in the AccessSecurity Level Incoming traffic Network outgoing traffic Network from Internet Access Control Click Apply to save changesPage Configuring the Router’s Security Port Forwarding Click Apply to save the changes DMZ Demilitarized Zone Host Port Triggering Remote Administration Click Add. An Edit Service screen appears Telnet Website Blocking Click Apply to save changes Static NAT Advanced Filtering Page Configuring the Router’s Security Security Log Configuring the Router’s Security Page Configuring the Router’s Security Page Configuring the Router’s Security Page Using Parental Controls Activating Parental Controls Creating a Filtering Policy Parental Controls Websites and URL Filtering Parental Controls Advanced Options Statistics This page left intentionally blank Using Advanced Settings Page Firmware Upgrade Upgrading From the Internet Automatically Check and UpgradeAutomatically Check and Send E-mail Automatic Check Disabled Firmware RestoreManual Checking and Upgrading Configuration File System Settings Broadband Router’s Hostname Prompt for Password When Accessing via LANWarn User Before Network Configuration Changes Local Domain Allowed Capacity Before Email Notification Enable LoggingLow Capacity Notification Enabled System Log Buffer Size Enter the size of the security log buffer in this text box Click in this check box to activate security loggingSecurity Log Buffer Size Server Dhcp Timeout Server Requires AuthenticationPPP Timeout Port Date and Time Scheduler Rules Page Routing Page IP Address Distribution Page Using Advanced Settings Page Diagnostics Restoring Default Settings Reboot the Router ARP Address Resolution Protocol Table MAC Cloning Users Local Administration QoS Dynamic DNS Offline Connection To UpdatePassword User Name Host Name Backup MXDNS Server Wildcard 107 Network Objects Universal Plug and Play UPnP 110 Protocols 111 112 Monitoring Router Router Status System Log Monitoring Connections Traffic Monitoring Accessing the Router if Locked Out TroubleshootingRestoring the Router’s Default Settings Which connection speeds does the Router support? Time out error occurs when entering a URL or IP AddressLAN Connection Failure Are the Router’s Ethernet ports auto-sensing? Windows XP Unplug the Ethernet cable and plug it back How do I find out what IP address my computer is using?No. Follow these steps to refresh the IP address How many computers can be connected through the Router? What is the default user name for the Router? Traffic Priority Quality of Service802.1p Priority MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger 323 Port triggering applications Appendix a Quality of Service 124 Traffic Shaping 126 127 To define a shaping class Name the new class and click Apply 129 130 131 132 133 802.1p Settings 135 136 LED Indicators Specifications BPower, LAN 8, WAN, Internet Environmental Modifications Regulatory Compliance NoticesClass B Equipment 140 Limited Warranty 141 142 Limited Warranty 144