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The Flush Cloud button is for use under guidance from NETGEAR Technical Support.
(Clicking the Flush Cloud button reloads the IP addresses for the Geo Filter.)
7.
To close the Settings pane, click the X.
Manage Bandwidth Allocation
The router supports a Quality of Service (QoS) feature that lets you prevent network congestion with the
Anti-Bufferbloat feature (which is a way to control the total bandwidth) and allocate bandwidth to specific
devices.
Prevent Network Congestion With Anti-Bufferbloat
The Anti-Bufferbloat feature can prevent congestion and queuing delays that are caused by devices that
consume a lot of bandwidth. You can set the maximum percentage of the total bandwidth that
bandwidth-intensive devices can consume, thereby allowing bandwidth to remain available for devices that
consume less bandwidth.
To configure and use the Anti-Bufferbloat feature:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in.
The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard displays.
4.
Select QoS.
5.
In the Anti-Bufferbloat pane, click the Anti-Bufferbloat menu icon.
The Options pane displays.
6.
In the Download Bandwidth and Upload Bandwidth fields, enter the total download bandwidth speed
in Mbps and total upload bandwidth speed in Mbps that you receive from your ISP.
If you are not sure about the bandwidth speeds, run a speed test, for example, by visiting speedtest.net.
7.
Change the default Anti-Bufferbload options:
•
Goodput. By default, the Goodput check box is selected and both the upload and download
bandwidth values are more closely aligned to the results of a speedtest. If you used the automatic
Internet setup, the router performed a speed test during the setup process.
•
Disable all QoS (not recommended). By default, the Disable all QoS (not recommended) check
box is not selected. If you disable all QoS features, this will stop QoS from eliminating network
congestion and it will affect other features on this router, including Deep Packet Inspection. We
recommend that you do not select this check box.
Customize Quality of Service Settings and Optimize Gaming
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