User's Manual

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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
utility” on page 22).
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.