Setting Up Quality Of Service (Qos) - NETGEAR Wireless-N 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 6-4
WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can disable it by selecting QoS Setup from the main menu,
clearing the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multi-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
page 6-13.
• For QoS on individual Ethernet LAN ports of the modem router, see
Port" on page 6-14.
• For QoS from a specific device by MAC address, see
page 6-15.
Customizing Your Network Settings
RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual
v1.0, January 2010
"QoS for Applications and Online Gaming" on
"QoS for a MAC Address" on
"QoS for a Router LAN
6-12