Linksys RB-WRT54GS2 User Guide - Page 23

Chapter 3 Applications and Gaming > QoS Device Priority Enter the name of your network device in the Device name field, enter its MAC Address, and then select its priority from the drop-down menu. Ethernet Port Priority Ethernet Port Priority QoS allows you to prioritize performance for the Router's four ports, LAN Ports 1-4. For each port, select the priority and flow control setting. Priority Select High or Low in the Priority column. The Router's four ports have been assigned low priority by default. Flow Control If you want the Router to control the transmission of data between network devices, select Enable. To disable this feature, select Disable. Ethernet Port Priority QoS does not require support from your ISP because the prioritized ports LAN ports 1-4 are in your network. This feature is enabled by default. Application Priority Application Priority QoS manages information as it is transmitted and received. Depending on the settings of the QoS screen, this feature will assign information a high or low priority for the applications that you specify. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Advanced Configuration Optimize Gaming Applications Select this to automatically allow common game application ports to have a higher priority. These games include, but are not limited to: Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Age of Empires, EverQuest, Quake2/Quake3, and Diablo II. The default setting is unselected. Application Name Enter the name you wish to give the application in the Application Name field. Priority Select Highest, High, Medium, or Low to assign priority to the application. The default selection is Low. Specific Port # Enter the port number for the application. Wireless QoS WMM Support Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), formerly known as Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), is a Wi-Fi Alliance certified feature, based on the IEEE 802.11e standard. This feature provides QoS to wireless networks. It is especially suitable for voice, music and video applications; for example, Voice over IP (VoIP), video streaming, and interactive gaming. If you have other devices on your wireless network that support WMM, select Enable. Otherwise, keep the default, Disable. No Acknowledgement This feature prevents the Router from re-sending data if an error occurs. To use this feature, select Enable. Otherwise, keep the default setting, Disable. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Administration > Management The Administration > Management screen allows the network's administrator to manage specific Router functions for access and security. Administration > Management 19