NETGEAR DGND3300 Setting up Quality of Service QoS, Configuring QoS for Internet Access

RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual

Setting up Quality of Service (QoS)

Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The modem router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection.

The modem router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS, both it and the client running that application must be WMM enabled. Legacy applications that do not support WMM, and applications that do not require QoS, are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video.

Configuring QoS for Internet Access

To specify prioritization of traffic, you must add or create a policy for the type of traffic. To go to the QoS Setup screen, from the main menu, under Advanced, select QoS Setup.

Figure 5-4

WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can disable it by selecting QoS Setup from the main menu, clearing the Enable WMM (Wi-Fimulti-media Settings) check box and clicking Apply.

You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:

•For specific applications or online games see “QoS for Applications and Online Gaming” on page 5-10.

•For QoS on individual Ethernet LAN ports of the modem router, see “QoS for a Router LAN Port” on page 5-11.

•For QoS from a specific device by MAC address, see “QoS for a MAC Address” on page 5-12.

Customizing Your Network Settings 5-9

v1.0, March 2009