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AC1750
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WiFi
Router
Chapter 4
Optimize Performance
Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Set Up QoS for a Router LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Set Up QoS for a MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Edit an Upstream QoS Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Delete an Upstream QoS Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Optimize Video Streaming with Downstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Add Downstream QoS Rules by Keyword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Add a Downstream QoS Rule by Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 5
Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Block Access to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chapter 6
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB Storage Device Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Access a USB Storage Device on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Control Access to the USB Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
View or Change Network Folders on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 7
Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88