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\
ee 
Manage Default and Custom QoS Rules on page  142).
NETGEAR recommends that you enable Internet access QoS only if you use s\
treaming 
Internet. When Internet access QoS assigns a high priority to streaming \
video, it also assigns 
lower priority to the rest of your Internet traf

fic. That means that other tasks such as 
downloading content from the Internet take longer.
To enable Internet access QoS:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
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  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
6. Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On  check box.
7.  Specify the uplink bandwidth settings by doing one of the following:
• If you know the uplink bandwidth of your Internet connection, type it in\
 the Uplink 
bandwidth Maximum field. 
						

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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 and remove both default and custom QoS rules. 
You can add QoS rules for services and applications but also for specific devices on your 
network.
You can set up custom rules for the following components:
•Application or online game (see Create a Custom QoS Rule for an Application or Online 
Game on page 143)
•Ethernet LAN port of the modem router (see Create a Custom QoS Rule for a Modem 
Router LAN Port on page 145)
•Device on the LAN by MAC address (see Create a Custom QoS Rule for a MAC Address 
on page 146)
View the Default QoS Rules
The modem router provides default QoS rules for common applications and games.
To view the default QoS rules:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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. 
						

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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 browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
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  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
The QoS Setup page displays. 
						

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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\
om  of the menu to select  Add a new application. 
•Online Gaming . When you select  Online Gaming from the Priority Category menu, 
the  Applications menu lets you select existing games, but scroll down to the bottom 
of the menu to select  Add a new game. 
9. Specify the new QoS rule as described in the following table.
FieldDescription
Priority
QoS Policy for Enter a name for the QoS rule.
Priority Select the priority (Highest , High, Normal, or Low) that must be assigned to the 
application or game. 
						

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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 rule that applies only to a specific LAN port of the modem router. 
The rule affects any device that is connected to the LAN port.
To create a QoS policy for a LAN port of the modem router:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 - Priority Rules page displays.
8. From the Priority Category menu, select Ethernet LAN Port. 
Specified Port Range
Connection TypeSelect the protocol (TCP or UDP) that is associated with the application or game.
If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP.
Starting PortEnter the start port number for the application or game.
Ending PortEnter the end port number for the application or game.
FieldDescription 
						

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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
 , if you restart the modem router, the QoS rule is lost.
12.  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 MAC Address
You can add a custom QoS rule that applies only to a specific MAC address\
 for a device on the LAN.
To create a QoS policy for a specific MAC address:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
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  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The QoS Setup page displays.
6.  Click the  Set Up QoS Rule button.
The QoS Priority Rule list page displays. 
						

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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.
The information from the MAC Device List automatically populates the QoS Policy for , 
MAC Address, and Device Name fields.
11.  If the device does not display in the MAC Device List, click the  Refresh button. 
If it still does not display, complete the  QoS Policy for, MAC Address, and Device 
Name  fields manually

. 
12.  From the  Priority menu, select the priority (Highest,  High, Normal,  or  Low) that must be 
assigned to the MAC address.
13.  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 lost.
14.  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.
Change a MAC Address for a QoS Rule
To change a MAC address on the MAC Device List for QoS rules:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens. 
						

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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 - 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 change.
The information from the MAC Device List automatically populates the QoS Policy for, 
MAC Address, and Device Name fields.
10. Change the MAC address, device name, or priority.
11. Click the Edit button.
The new device information is saved in the MAC Device List.
Note:You cannot change the MAC address for a device that was detected 
by the modem router and automatically added to the MAC Device List.
Remove a MAC Address for a QoS Rule
To remove a MAC address from the MAC Device List for QoS rules:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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. 
						

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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.
The device information is removed from the MAC Device List.
Note:You cannot remove a device that was detected by the modem router 
and automatically added to the MAC Device List.
Change a Default or Custom QoS Rule
You can change a default or custom QoS rule.
To change a default or custom QoS rule:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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. 
						

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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
• Create a Custom QoS Rule for a Modem Router LAN Port on page  145
• Create a Custom QoS Rule for a MAC Address  on page
  146
9.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved. The rule is updated in the table on the QoS Priority Rule list  page. However
 , if you restart the modem router, the changed to the QoS rule are lost.\
10.  On the QoS Priority Rule list page, click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved and the updated QoS rule remains available after \
you restart the  modem router.