Application and Gaming Tab – QoS

WMM

If you don't have other devices on your network that support WMM, select Disabled. Otherwise, keep the default, Enabled.

No Acknowledgement

If you want to disable the Router’s Acknowledgement feature, so the Router will not re-send data if an error occurs, then keep the default, Disabled. Otherwise, select Enabled.

Internet Access Priority

In this section, you can set the Internet bandwidth priority for a variety of applications and devices. There are four levels priority: High, Medium, Normal, or Low. When you set priority, do not set all applications to High, because this will defeat the purpose of allocating the available bandwidth. If you want to select below normal bandwidth, select Low. Depending on the application, a few attempts may be needed to set the appropriate bandwidth priority.

Enabled/Disabled

To use the Internet Access policies you set, select Enabled. Otherwise, select Disabled.

Category

There are four categories available. Select one of the following: Applications, Online Games, MAC Address, Ethernet Port, or Voice Device. Proceed to the instructions for your selection.

To add an applications or online games:

1. Select the appropriate application or online games.

2. Select the appropriate priority: High, Medium, Normal, or Low.

3. Click Add to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

To add an new applications or online games:

1. Enter any name to indicate the name of the entry.

2. Enter the port range that the application will be using. For example, if you want to allocate bandwidth for FTP, you can enter 21-21. If you need services for an application that uses from 1000 to 1250, you enter 1000-1250 as your settings. You can have up to three ranges to define for this bandwidth allocation. Port numbers can range from 1 to 65535. Check your application’s documentation for details on the service ports used.

3. Select the protocol TCP or UDP, or select Both.

4. Select the appropriate priority: High, Medium, Normal, or Low.

5. Click Add to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

To add an MAC address:

1. Enter a name for your device.

2. Enter the MAC address of your device.

3. Select the appropriate priority: High, Medium, Normal, or Low.

4. Click Add to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

To add an Ethernet port:

1. Select the appropriate Ethernet port number 

2. Select the appropriate priority: High, Medium, Normal, or Low.

3. Click Add to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

To add an voice device:

1. Enter a name for your voice device.

2. Enter the MAC address of your voice device.

3. Select the appropriate priority: High, Medium, Normal, or Low.

4. Click Add to save your changes. Your new entry will appear in the Summary list.

Summary

This lists the QoS entries you have created for your applications and devices. Select Edit to edit an item or Remove to remove the item.