N-150 2-Port Wireless Router WNR500 User Manual
Fine-Tuning Your Network
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v1.0, November 2011
Editing or Deleting an Existing QoS Policy
To edit or delete an existing QoS policy:
1.
From the main menu, under Advanced, select
QoS Setup
. The QoS Setup screen displays, as
shown in
Figure 5-8 on page 5-17
.
2.
Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or deleted, and 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 sections to
change the policy settings.
3.
Click
Apply
in the QoS Setup screen to save your changes.
Overview of Home and Small Office Networking
Technologies
Common connection types and their speed and security considerations are:
•
Broadband Internet
.
Your Internet connection speed is determined by your modem type,
such as ADSL or cable modem, as well as the connection speed of the sites to which you
connect, and general Internet traffic. ADSL and cable modem connections are asymmetrical,
meaning they have a lower data rate
to
the Internet (upstream) than
from
the Internet
(downstream). Keep in mind that when you connect to another site that also has an
asymmetrical connection, the data rate between your sites is limited by each side’s upstream
data rate. A typical residential ADSL or cable modem connection provides a downstream
throughput of about 1 to 3 megabits per second (Mbps). Newer technologies such as ADSL2+
and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) will increase the connection speed to tens of Mbps.
•
Wireless
.
Your N-150 2-Port Wireless Router WNR500 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 WNR500 router is compatible with older 802.11b and 802.11g
adapters, the use of these older wireless technologies in your network can result in lower
throughput overall (typically less than 10 Mbps for 802.11b and less than 40 Mbps for
802.11g). In addition, many older wireless products do not support the latest security
protocols, WPA and WPA2.