Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

							Prioritize Internet Traffic With Quality of Service
You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign a high priority to gaming and streaming video from the Internet. Figure 7. You can prioritize downstream traffic, upstream traffic, or both
Optimize Internet Gaming With Upstream QoS Upstream Quality of Service (QoS) assigns a high priority to Internet traffic from your Xbox gaming system. Optimize Performance
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							Figure 8. Upstream QoS assigns high priority to gaming traffic from your Xbox
We recommend that only gamers enable the Upstream QoS feature. If you do not game and you turn on this feature,
some applications might not perform as well as usual.
To enable upstream QoS: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 
router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. Optimize Performance
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							4.
Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS. 5.
Select the 
Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming) check box.
6. Specify the maxim
um uplink bandwidth for your Internet connection:
• If you know what your uplink bandwidth is, type it in the Uplink bandwidth Maximum field and select Kbps
or Mbps from the menu.
• If y

ou are not sure, click the 
Speedtest button.
Speedtest v
erifies the upstream speed of your Internet connection. The 
Uplink bandwidth Maximum field
displa
ys the result of the test.
7. Click the Apply button.
The 
router assigns a high priority to Internet traffic from your gaming devices to the Internet.
Add Upstream QoS Priority Rules You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:
•Specific applications
• Specific online games
• Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router
• A specific de

vice by MAC address
To specify prioritization of traffic, create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the router's QoS Priority
Rule list. For convenience, the router's QoS Priority Rule list includes many common applications and online games
that can benefit from QoS handling.
Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
You can create an upstream QoS policy rule for an application or online game. To create an upstream QoS policy rule for an application or online game: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens. Optimize Performance
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							3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. Optimize Performance
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							4.
Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS. 5.
Click the 
Setup QoS rule button. 6.
To add a rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Priority Rule list page and click the Add Priority Rule button. Optimize Performance
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							7.
In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.
8. F
rom the Priority Category menu, select either Applications or Online Gaming.
A list of applications or games displa

ys.
9. Scroll and select 
Add a New Application or Add a New Game, as applicable.
10. If prompted, from the Connection Type
 menu, select either TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP (both).
11. Specify the por
t number or range of port numbers that the application or game uses.
12. From the Priority menu, select the priority for upstream traffic for this application or game relative to other traffic.
The options are Low
, Normal, High, and Highest.
13. Click the 
Apply button.
The rule is saved in the QoS Priority Rule list.
Set Up QoS for a 
Router LAN Port
You can create an upstream QoS policy rule for a device that is connected to a LAN port of the router. T

o create an upstream QoS policy rule for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 
router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. Optimize Performance
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							4.
Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS. 5.
Click the 
Setup QoS rule button. 6.
To add a rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Priority Rule list page and click the Add Priority Rule button.
The QoS - Priority Rules page displays. Optimize Performance
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							7.
From the Priority Category menu, select Ethernet LAN Port. 8.
From the 
LAN Port menu, select the LAN port.
The options are 1, 
2, 3, and 4.
9. From the 
Priority menu, select the priority for upstream traffic on this port relative to other traffic.
The options are Low, Normal, High, and 
Highest.
10. Clic
k the 
Apply button.
The rule is saved in the QoS Priority Rule list.
Set Up QoS for a MAC Address
You can create an upstream QoS policy rule for traffic from a MAC address of a device on the LAN. To create an upstream QoS policy rule for traffic from a specific MAC address: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 
router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. Optimize Performance
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							4.
Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS. 5.
Click the 
Setup QoS rule button. 6.
To add a rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Priority Rule list page and click the Add Priority Rule button.
The QoS - Priority Rules page displays. Optimize Performance
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							7.
From the Priority Category menu, select MAC Address. 8.
If the device is in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.
The information from the MAC Device List populates the 
QoS Policy for, MAC Address, and Device Name
fields. If the device is not in the MAC Device List, click the 
Refresh button. If it still does not display, complete
these fields man
ually.
9. From the 
Priority menu, select the priority for upstream traffic from this MAC address relative to other traffic.
The options are Low, Normal, High, and 
Highest.
10. Clic
k the 
Apply button.
The rule is saved in the QoS Priority Rule list.
Change an Upstream QoS Policy Rule
You can change an existing uptream QoS policy rule. To change an upstream QoS policy rule: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 
router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select 
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS.
The QoS Setup page displays.
5. Click the 
Setup QoS rule button. Optimize Performance
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