Netgear Wndr4500v3 N900 Wifi Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition User Manual

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Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS
Upstream Quality of Service (QoS) assigns a high priority to Internet \
traffic from your gaming 
system.
Best effort traffic
High priority traffic
Internet
Figure 6. Upstream QoS assigns a high priority to gaming traffic from yo\
ur gaming console
NETGEAR recommends that only gamers enable the Upstream QoS feature. If \
you do not 
game and you turn on this feature, some applications might not perform a\
s well as usual.
To enable upstream QoS:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the 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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
The QoS Setup screen displays. 
						

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5. 
Select the  Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming)  check box.
6. Specify the bandwidth settings:
• If you know the bandwidth of your Internet connection, type it in the Uplink 
bandwidth Maximum field.
• If you are not sure, select the Speedtest button.
Speedtest checks your uplink bandwidth and the Uplink bandwidth Maximum field 
adjusts.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
The router assigns a high priority to upstream Internet traffic.
Add QoS Rules by Service
To add a QoS rule for a service:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the 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 screen displays. 
						

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4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5. Select the Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming) check box.
6. Leave the Add Rules By Service radio button selected.
7. In the Applications list, select an application or service.
8. In the Priority list, select the priority for the rule.
The priority selections correspond to the queues in the QoS rules table.
9. Click the Add button.
The service displays in the QoS rules table.
10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Add a QoS Rule by Device
To add a QoS rule for a device:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser, http://www.routerlogin.net or 
http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5. Select the Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming) check box. 
						

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6. 
Select the Add Rules By Device radio button.
Computers and devices that are connected to the network display in the M\
AC Device List. 
By default, each device is assigned a normal priority.
7.  Select or specify the device:
• T
o select a device in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.
•T
o specify a device that is not in the MAC Device List, complete the  QoS Policy for, 
MAC Address, and Device Name fields and click the  Add button.
The device is listed in a queue in the QoS rules table with its default \
rule priority. The rule  priority corresponds to the queues.
Note: T
o specify a device rule’s priority, edit the rule. For more information, 
see Edit a QoS Rule on page  44.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Edit a QoS Rule
To edit a QoS rule:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com . 
						

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A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the 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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5.  In the QoS rules table, click the application or service to select it.
6.  Click the  Edit button.
7. In the Priority list, select a priority level.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
The rule’s priority is updated in the QoS rules table on the QoS Setup screen.
Delete a QoS Rule
To delete a QoS rule:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the 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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5.  In the QoS rules table, click the application or service to select it.
6.  Click the  Delete button.
The rule is deleted. 
						

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Delete All QoS Rules
To delete all QoS rules:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser, enter http://www.routerlogin.net or 
http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5. Scroll down and click the Delete All button.
The rules are deleted.
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 or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), 
enable UPnP.
To enable Universal Plug and Play:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > UPnP.  
						

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The UPnP screen displays. 
5. Select the Turn UPnP On check box.
By default, this check box is selected. 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.
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) prioritizes wireless voice and video traffic 
over the WiFi link. WMM QoS is automatically enabled for the router.
WMM QoS prioritizes wireless 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.
To disable WMM QoS: 
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays. 
						

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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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. 
The QoS screen displays.
5. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (2.4 GHz b/g/n) check box.
6. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (5 GHz b/g/n) check box.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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5.   Control Access to the Internet
The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted 
intrusions from the Internet.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up Parental Controls 
•Allow or Block Access to Your Network 
•Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites 
•Block Services from the Internet 
•Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services 
•Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer 
•Set Up Security Event Email Notifications  
						

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Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select 
Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, your browser 
goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more abo\
ut Live Parental 
Controls and download the application. 
To set up Live Parental Controls:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the 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 screen displays.
4.  Select  Parental Controls.
If your Internet connection is working, the browser automatically goes o\
nline and displays 
the Live Parental Controls web page.
5.  Click either the  W
 indows Users or Mac Users button. 
6.  Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Liv\
e Parental 
Controls management utility

.