User's Manual
63D-Link DIR-883 User Manual
Section 4 - Conguration
Manage by Devices
Manage by Devices lets you to prioritize Internet access on your network by device to
ensure an optimum Internet experience. Under Connected Clients you can see cards
which represent each device connected to your router. The arrow icons allow you to see any
devices which may be o screen. Refer to Connected Clients on page 24 for information
on renaming devices.
One device can be assigned Highest priority.
Two devices can be assigned High priority.
Six devices can be assigned Medium priority.
If no devices are explicitly assigned a priority, all devices are all treated with equal priority.
If only some devices are assigned priorities, all unassigned devices are treated with the
lowest priority.
To assign a priority level to a device, click and drag the device card from the Connected
Clients list over an empty slot and release the mouse button. The card will remain in the slot.
If you want to remove a priority assignment from a device and return it to the All
Devices list, click the x icon in the top right of the device card.
In the example to the right Your PC is assigned highest priority, Your Home Theater PC and
Your Mobile Phone are assigned high priority, Your Server is assigned medium priority, and
the Excessive Downloader's trac is assigned to the lowest priority queue. In this scenario,
the router allocates bandwidth to your Your PC rst, then Your Home Theater PC and Your
Mobile Phone, and then Your Server. Any remaining bandwidth is given to the Excessive
Downloader.
Manage by Devices utilizes the unique MAC address of each device to enforce QoS rules.
Click Save when you are done.
QoS Engine
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Features Management
Bandwidth
Connected Clients