Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

							The QoS Priority Rule list page displays.
6. Select the radio button for the QoS policy rule.
7. Scroll down and click the Edit button.
The QoS - Priority Rules page displays.
8. Change the policy settings.
9. Click the 
Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Delete an Upstream QoS Policy Rule
You can delete an upstream QoS policy rule that you no longer need. To delete 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.
The QoS Priority Rule list page displays.
6. Select the radio button for the QoS policy rule.
7. Scroll down and click the 
Delete button.
The rule is removed from the QoS Priority Rule list.
Delete All Upstream QoS Policy Rules
You can permanently remove all custom and default upstream QoS policy rules.
The only way to restore the default upstream QoS policy rules after you deleted them is by returning the router to
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							To delete all upstream QoS policy rules:
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.
The QoS Pr

iority Rule list page displays.
6. Scroll down and click the 
Delete All button.
All r
ules are removed from the QoS Priority Rule list.
Optimize Video Streaming With Downstream QoS Downstream Quality of Service (QoS) assigns a high priority to Internet video streaming from websites like YouTube
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							Figure 9. Downstream QoS assigns a high priority to video streaming from the Internet
We recommend that you enable downstream QoS only if you watch streaming Internet video. When downstream
QoS assigns a high priority to streaming video, it also assigns a lower priority to the rest of your Internet traffic. That
means that other tasks such as downloading content from the Internet take longer.
To enable downstream 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.
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							4.
Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Downstream QoS. 5.
Select the 
Enable Downstream QoS (Improved Video Streaming) check box.
6. (Optional) Select the Streaming Database Auto Update check box.
The router automatically checks for updates for the streaming database and downloads and installs them. You can also manually update the streaming database by clicking the Manual Update button
and following the instructions onscreen.
Note
7. Click the Apply button.
The page adjusts and displa

ys the default QoS downstream priority rules for video streaming services to which
the 
router now assigns a high priority.
Add Downstream QoS Priority Rules The streaming database contains downstream QoS priority rules for common video streaming services. You cannot
change or delete these default services. However, you can add custom downstream QoS priority rules for video
streaming traffic based on the following components:
•A specific keyword
• A specific device by MAC address
To specify prioritization of streaming traffic, create a policy for a keyword or MAC address and add the policy to the
router's QoS rule table.
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d a Downstream QoS Policy Rule by Keyword
After you enable downstream QoS (see Optimize Video Streaming With Downstream QoS on page 62), you can
add a custom do

wnstream QoS priority rule for video streaming traffic based on a specific keyword.
To add a downstream QoS priority rule by keyword: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
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							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 > Downstream QoS. 5.
In the Add Rules section, leave the 
by Keyword radio button selected.
6. In the Rule Name field, type the name of the rule.
7. In the Keyword field, type a keyword.
8. Clic

k the 
Add button.
The r
ule is added to the QoS Rule table. If video streaming traffic from the server on the Internet matches the
keyword, the router assigns a high priority to the traffic.
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d a Downstream QoS Policy Rule by MAC Address
After you enable downstream QoS (see 
Optimize Video Streaming With Downstream QoS on page 62), you can
add a custom do
wnstream QoS priority rule for video streaming traffic based on a MAC address. Optimize Performance
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							To add a downstream QoS priority rule by 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.
4. Select 
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Downstream QoS.
The Do
wnstream QoS page displays.
5. In the Add Rules section, select the By Device radio button. 6.
If the device is in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.
The information from the MAC Device List populates the Rule Name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields.
If the device is not in the MAC Device List, complete these fields manually.
7. Click the 
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							The rule is added to the QoS Rule table. The router assigns a high priority to video streaming traffic from the
ser
ver on the Internet to the device for which you specified the MAC address.
Change a Downstream QoS Policy Rule
You can change a custom downstream QoS policy rule. To change a custom downstream 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 > Downstream QoS.
The Do
wnstream QoS page displays.
5. In the QoS Rule table, select the QoS policy rule.
The fields are populated automatically, enabling you to change the policy settings.
6. Change the policy settings.
7. Click the 
Edit button.
Your settings are saved.
Delete a Downstream QoS Policy Rule
You can delete a custom downstream QoS policy rule that you no longer need. To delete a custom downstream 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.
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							4.
Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Downstream QoS.
The Do
wnstream QoS page displays.
5. In the QoS Rule table, select the QoS policy rule.
6. Click the 
Delete button.
The r
ule is removed from the QoS Rule table.
Delete All Downstream QoS Policy Rules
You can delete all custom downstream QoS policy rules. You cannot delete default rules that were downloaded
from the streaming database. To delete all custom downstream QoS policy rules: 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 > Downstream QoS.
The Do
wnstream QoS page displays.
5. Click the 
Delete All button.
All custom rules are removed from the QoS Rule table.
Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers access the network and
connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered
UPnP devices on the network.
If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time communications such as
instant messaging, enable UPnP.To enable Universal Plug and Play: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
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							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 > Advanced Setup > UPnP.
The UPnP page displays.
5. Select the 
Turn UPnP On check box.
By default, this check box is selected. UPnP for automatic device configuration can be enabled or disabled. If
the 
Turn UPnP On check box is cleared, the router does not allow any device to automatically control router
resources, such as port forwarding.
6. Type the advertisement period in minutes.
The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information. This value can range
from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure that control points receive
current device status at the expense of more network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness
of the device status but can significantly reduce network traffic.
7. Type the advertisement time to live in hops.
The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. Hops are the
steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255. The default value for the
advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some
devices are not being updated or reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value.
8. Click the 
Apply button.
The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing the router and which
ports (internal and external) that device opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is
open and whether that port is still active for each IP address.
To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the Refresh button.
Mana

ge Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) prioritizes WiFi voice and video traffic over the WiFi link. WMM
QoS is automatically enabled for the router.
WMM QoS pr

ioritizes WiFi data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice, video,
best effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS, WMM must be enabled for
both it and the client running that application. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that
do not require QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video.
Circumstances might occur in which you want to disable WMM QoS. Optimize Performance
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							To disable WMM 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.
4. Select 
ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The WMM tab is automatically selected and the WMM page displays.
5. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (2.4GHz b/g/n) check box.
6. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (5GHz a/n/ac)
 check box.
7. Click the 
Apply button.
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