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Nighthawk S8000 Gaming & Streaming Advanced 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS808E)
Apply a Performance Preset Mode
The switch comes with three predefined preset modes that let you optimize the
performance of the switch with a preset configuration. These modes include a gaming
mode, a media streaming mode, and a standard mode. The switch also provides two
custom preset modes that you can define with a preset configuration and save for easy
retrieval (see Manage Custom Performance Preset Modes on page 32).
A preset mode affects the Quality of Service (QoS) and port prioritization of the switch.
Apply the Gaming Preset Mode
The Gaming Preset mode minimizes the data delay (latency) of traffic that the switch
manages so that gaming network traffic can be processed very quickly. If you use the
Gaming Preset mode, be sure that you connect your gaming device to port 1 and the
uplink to your router to port 8.
Applying the Gaming Preset mode does the following:
• Sets the QoS port priority for ports 1 and 8 to Critical.
• Sets the QoS port priority for ports 2 through 7 to Low.
• Enables IGMP snooping for the switch (for more information, see Manage IGMP
Snooping on page 75).
• Disables flow control for all ports (for more information, Manage Flow Control for a
Port on page 41).
• Disables power saving for the switch (for more information, see Manage the Power
Saving Mode on page 91).
• Sets the QoS mode to port-based (for more information, see Use Port-Based Quality
of Service and Set Port Priorities on page 35).
Before you apply the Gaming Preset mode, you can save your current QoS, port
prioritization, multicast, flow control, and IGMP snooping settings and other settings as
a custom preset mode (see Save Your Quality of Service Settings as a Custom Preset
Mode on page 32) so that you can easily revert to your current QoS configuration.
To apply the Gaming Preset mode:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
switch or to the switch directly through an Ethernet cable.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
The login page displays.
3. Enter the switch password.
Optimize the Switch
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