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Setting Up: Advanced
Linksys E-Series
To configure QoS:
Applications & Gaming > QoS
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
2.
Click the
Applications & Gaming
tab, then click the
QoS
page .
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For field descriptions, click
Help
on the right side of the screen .
3.
To help manage traffic priority with devices that support WMM, select
Enabled
under
WMM Support
. Otherwise, select
Disabled
.
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WMM
(Wi-Fi MultiMedia) Support is a wireless QoS feature based
on the IEEE 802 .11e standard . WMM improves quality for audio,
video, and voice applications by prioritizing wireless traffic . This
feature requires that the wireless client devices in your network
also support WMM .
4.
To have the router re-send data if an error occurs, select
Disabled
under
No Acknowledgement
. Otherwise, select
Enabled
.
5.
To set access priorities for a specific device or application, select
Enabled
next to
Internet Access Priority
.
6.
In the
Category
drop-down list, select the type of item you want to set a
priority for . A list of installed items fitting that description appears .
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Do not set all priorities to
High
, because all items will have the
same priority, and it would be easier to disable Internet Access
Priority for the same result .
•
Applications
and
online Games
—Let you assign a priority for an
application or online game .
a)
Select the application or online game that you want to add from
the drop-down list, then select the priority .
b)
Click
Apply
, then click
Save Settings
.
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If you want to add a new application or game, you need to know
its port and protocol information (see the application or game’s
documentation for help) .
•
MAC Address
and
Voice Device
—Let you prioritize network traffic
based on the device that is accessing the network . For example, if you
want your gaming console to have higher priority than your computer
for accessing the Internet, you can assign a higher priority to your
game console using its MAC address . We recommend giving any voice
devices a high priority .
a)
Select
MAC Address
or
Voice Device
from the drop-down list,
then enter the name of the device you want to add .
b)
Enter the device’s 12-digit MAC address, then select the priority .
c)
Click
Apply
, then click
Save Settings
.
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You can often find a device’s 12-digit MAC address on the bottom
of the device . Or, if the device is connected to your network and
turned on, you can click the
Administration
tab in the router’s
browser-based utility, click the
Local network
page, then click
DHCP Client Table
.
