Netgear D6400 Ac1600 Wifi Vdsl Adsl Modem Router 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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Optimize Traffic with Internet Access QoS
You can use Quality of Service (QoS) rules to assign different priorities to Internet traffic, 
applications, services, and devices on your LAN. The modem router provides default QoS 
rules. You add custom QoS rules and manage both default and custom QoS rules (s\
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Manage Default and Custom QoS Rules on page  142).
NETGEAR recommends that you enable Internet access QoS only if you use s\...

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•If you are not sure, click the SpeedTest button.
The speed test checks your uplink bandwidth and automatically enters the detected 
uplink bandwidth in the Uplink bandwidth Maximum field.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. 
Manage Default and Custom QoS Rules
QoS rules apply when you enable Internet access QoS (see Optimize Traffic with Internet 
Access QoS on page 141). 
You can add custom QoS rules and change...

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7. 
Scroll down to see more QoS rules.
For information about changing a default QoS rule, see  Change a Default or Custom QoS 
Rule on page   149.
Create a Custom QoS Rule for an Application or Online Game
If the application or online game for which you want to assign a traffic priority is not part of the 
default QoS rules, you can add a custom QoS rule. 
To create a QoS policy for an application or online game:
1. Launch a web...

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6. 
Click the  Set Up QoS Rule button.
The QoS Priority Rule list page displays.
7.  Scroll down and click the  Add Priority Rule button.
The QoS - Priority Rules page displays.
8.  From the Priority Category menu, select one of the following options:
• Applications. When you select  Applications from the Priority Category menu, th
 e 
Applications menu lets you select existing applications, but scroll down to the bott\
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10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. The new rule is added to the table on the QoS Priority Rule list 
page. However, if you restart the modem router, the QoS rule is removed.
11. On the QoS Priority Rule list page, click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved and the new QoS rule remains available after you restart the 
modem router.
Create a Custom QoS Rule for a Modem Router LAN Port
You can add a custom QoS...

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9. 
From the  LAN Port menu, select the LAN port (1 , 2 , 3 , or  4) for which you want to configure 
the QoS policy.
The QoS Policy for field updates automatically
 .
10.  From the  Priority menu, select the priority (Highest,  High, Normal ,  or  Low) that must be 
assigned to the LAN port.
11.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved. The new rule is added to the table on the QoS Priority Rule list  page. However
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7. 
Scroll down and click the  Add Priority Rule button.
The QoS - Priority Rules page displays.
8.  From the Priority Category  menu, select MAC Address. 
9. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the new policy.
10.  If the device for which you want to create a QoS policy is displayed in \
the MAC Device List, 
select its radio button.
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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 page displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The QoS Setup page displays.
6. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.
The QoS Priority Rule list page displays.
7. Scroll down and click the Add Priority Rule button.
The QoS -...

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6. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.
The QoS Priority Rule list page displays.
7. Scroll down and click the Add Priority Rule button.
The QoS - Priority Rules page displays.
8. From the Priority Category menu, select MAC Address. 
The MAC Device List displays.
9. In the MAC Device List, select the radio button next to the device that you want to remove.
10. Click the Delete button.
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6. 
Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to view or \
change.
7.  Scroll down and click the  Edit button. 
The QoS - Priority Rules page displays.
8.  Change the policy settings.
For default QoS rules, NETGEAR recommends that you change the priority o\
nly. For 
information about changing custom QoS rules, see the following sections:\
• Create a Custom QoS Rule for an Application or Online Game on page  143...