Cisco Linksys E2500, User Manual

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Advanced Dual-Band N Router
Linksys E2500
Chapter 1: Advanced Configuration
DHCP Client Table
The DHCP Client Table lists computers and other devices
that have been assigned IP addresses by the Router . The
list can be sorted by Client Name, Interface, IP Address,
and MAC Address . To select a DHCP client, click
Select
. To
update the on-screen information, click
Refresh
. To exit
this screen and return to the DMZ screen, click
Close
.
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to clear your changes .
Applications and Gaming > QoS
Quality of Service (QoS) is a method that assigns priority
to specific types of network traffic, which often are
demanding, real-time applications, such as gaming,
videoconferencing, video streaming, and Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony . QoS helps to ensure
optimal performance for these types of uses .
Applications and Gaming > QoS
QoS (Quality of Service)
Wireless
WMM Support Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a wireless
Quality of Service feature that improves quality for audio,
video, and voice applications by prioritizing wireless
traffic . To use this feature, the wireless client devices in
your network must support Wireless WMM . If you would
like to disable this feature, select
Disabled . Otherwise,
keep the default, Enabled .
No Acknowledgement
If you want to disable the
Router’s Acknowledgement feature, so the Router will not
re-send data if an error occurs, select
Enabled
. Otherwise,
keep the default,
Disabled
.
Internet Access Priority
In this section, you can set the bandwidth priority for a
variety of applications and devices . There are four levels
of priority; High, Medium, Normal, or Low . When you
set priority, do not set all applications to High, because
this will defeat the purpose of allocating the available
bandwidth . If you want to select below normal bandwidth,
select
Low
. Depending on the application, a few attempts
may be needed to set the appropriate bandwidth priority .
Enabled/Disabled To use the QoS policies you set, select
Enabled . Otherwise, select Disabled .
Upstream Bandwidth
Upstream Bandwidth This option sets the maximum
outgoing bandwidth that applications can use . To allow
the Router to set the maximum, keep the default,
Auto .
To specify the maximum, select Manual . Then enter the
appropriate value and select Kbps or Mbps .
Category
Select one of the following categories: Applications ,
Online Games , MAC Address , or Voice Device . Proceed
to the instructions for your selection .
Summary
This lists the QoS entries you have created for your
applications and devices . Refer to “
Summary ” on page 21
for more information .
Applications
Applications Select the appropriate application . If you
select Add a New Application, follow the instructions in
the
Add a New Application section .
Priority Select the appropriate priority: High , Medium
(Recommended) , Normal , or Low .
Click Apply to save your changes . Your new entry will
appear in the Summary list .