Optimize Traffic With Qos - NETGEAR D6100 User Manual

AC1200 WiFi DSL Modem Router—Essentials Edition Model D6100

Optimize Traffic with QoS

You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign different priorities to Internet traffic,
applications, and services. The modem router provides default QoS rules. You add custom
QoS rules and manage both default and custom QoS rules (see
QoS Rules on page 115).
NETGEAR recommends that you enable QoS if you use streaming Internet. However, when
QoS assigns a high priority to streaming video, it also assigns lower priority to the rest of your
Internet traffic. That means that other tasks such as downloading content from the Internet
take longer.
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To view the default QoS rules with their default priorities and turn on QoS:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4. Click the OK button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
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Manage Default and Custom