NETGEAR WPN824v3 - RangeMax Wireless Router, User Manual

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RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824v3 User Manual
Advanced Settings and Features 5-19
v1.0, January 2008
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications
The wireless router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize
wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS is a feature that provides
prioritization of 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 the wireless router and the client running the 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.
WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen, shown in Figure 5-
11 on page 5-18 , by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking Apply .
Configuring QoS for Internet Access
You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:
• For specific applications
• For specific online games
• On individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router
• From a specific device by MAC address.
To specify prioritization of traffic, you must create a policy for the type of traffic and add the
policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists
many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.
QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:
1. Select QoS Setup under Advanced in the main menu. The QoS Setup screen displays, shown
in Figure 5-11 on page 5-18 .
2. Click Add Priority Rule . The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.
Figure 5-12