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To set up port triggering: 
1. 
Select Port Forwarding/Port Triggering under Advanced in the main menu. \
The 
Forwarding/Port Triggering screen displays.
2.  Select the Port Triggering  radio button. The port triggering information displays.
3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
Note:   If the Disable Port Triggering  check box is selected after you 
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11. 
Click  Apply . The service appears in the Port Triggering Portmap table.
Using Universal Plug and Play
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet applian\
ces and computers, 
to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devic\
es can 
automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices o\
n the network.
Note:  If you use applications such as...

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2. The available settings and information displayed in this screen are:
•     Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. 
The default setting for UPnP is disabled. If this check box is not selected, the router 
does not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port 
forwarding (mapping) of the router.
•     Advertisement Period. The advertisement...

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•     You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you \
have 
connectivity or performance problems.
Note:   An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication 
problems such as the inability to access certain Web sites, frames 
within Web sites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU si\
ze to 1400. If you...

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Quality of Service
Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used to pr\
ioritize some types of 
traffic ahead of others. The Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 can provide \
QoS prioritization 
over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. 
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications
The Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of \
Service (WMM 
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2. 
On the QoS Setup screen, click  Setup QoS rule. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.
For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and\
 online games 
that can benefit from QoS handling.
3.  Click Add Priority Rule . The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.
4. In the  QoS Priority  field, select either Applications or Online Gaming . In either case, a list 
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a.
If you chose to add a new entry, the screen expands as shown:
b. In the  QoS Policy for  field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or 
game.
c.  Select the packet type, either TCP,  UDP,  or both (TCP/UDP), and specify the port 
number or range of port numbers used by the application or game.
6.  From the Priority drop-down list, select the priority that this traffic should receive re\
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5. 
Click  Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup sc\
reen.
6.  In the QoS Setup screen, select the Turn Internet Access QoS On  check box.
7.  Click  Apply .
QoS for a MAC Address
To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:
1. On the QoS Setup screen, click  Add Priority Rule. 
2.  From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address. The QoS - Priority...

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Editing or Deleting an Existing QoS Policy
To edit or delete an existing QoS policy:
1. 
On the QoS Setup screen, select the radio button next to the QoS policy \
to be edited or 
deleted
2. Do one of the following:
•     Click Delete to remove the QoS policy.
•     Click Edit to edit the QoS policy. Follow the instructions in the preceding sectio\
ns to  change the policy settings.
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•     Wireless. Your Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 provides a wireless data throughput of 
up to 150 Mbps. With the introduction of the newer WPA and WPA2 encryption and 
authentication protocols, wireless security is extremely strong.
To get the best performance, use RangeMax NEXT adapters such as the WN511B for 
your computers. Although the wireless router is compatible with older 802.11b and 
802.11g...