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Chapter 8 HomePlug AV The following table describes the labels in the screen. Table 27 Network > HomePlug > Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address or IP Port Number Priority Number This is the index number for a priority rule. Rule Name Type a descriptive name for a priority rule. You can enter up to 31 characters containing "0"~"9", "a"~"z", "A"~"Z", "_" or -. Spaces are allowed. MAC Address or IP Port Number Type the MAC (Media Access Control) address or IP address of a device on your network. Network traffic to this device is prioritized according to the priority level of this rule. Enter the MAC address using six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation, for example, 192.168.1.1. Priority Select the priority level for this rule. The options are Highest, High, Mid and Low. Modify Click the modify icon to remove the rule. Priority Mapping Assign Priority Using Use this section to enable or disable priority rules based on VLAN priority settings or ToS bits. Select None if you are not prioritizing traffic based on VLAN priority settings or ToS bits. Select Support VLAN Tags to map VLAN priority settings to powerline priority settings. For example, ISPs often assign VLAN tags to traffic based on customer contracts or traffic type. Selecting this option supports ISP assigned priority settings. • VLAN priority settings are not to be confused with VLAN ID. The VLAN tag contains both priority settings (0~7) and ID information (1~4095). Select Support TOS Bits to map ToS settings to powerline priority settings. Do this if you receive network traffic which has been assigned ToS (Type of Service) bits by the device or application that generated it, or by an intermediate device. For example, a VoIP device on your network may assign priority to the traffic it has generated. Selecting this option supports the priority settings such a device may have assigned. Value VLAN priority settings and ToS bits priority settings range from 0 to 7 with 7 as the highest priority. Priority Assign a priority setting to packets passing through your PLA450 based on their VLAN tag or ToS bit priority setting. The options are Highest, High, Mid and Low. Use Figure 26 on page 92 as a guide if you are unsure of what mappings to assign. Default Priority Traffic Type This option applies priority settings to traffic based on its traffic type. You can prioritize IGMP, Unicast, IGMP managed Multicast Stream or Multicast/ Broadcast network traffic. However, it is recommended that you do not change the default settings. Apply Click Apply to save your settings. 94 PLA450 User's Guide

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Chapter 8 HomePlug AV
PLA450 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in the screen.
Table 27
Network > HomePlug > Edit
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
MAC Address or IP Port Number Priority
Number
This is the index number for a priority rule.
Rule Name
Type a descriptive name for a priority rule. You can enter up to 31 characters
containing “0”~”9”, “a”~”z”, “A”~”Z”, “_” or -. Spaces are allowed.
MAC Address
or IP Port
Number
Type the MAC (Media Access Control) address or IP address of a device on
your network. Network traffic to this device is prioritized according to the priority
level of this rule.
Enter the MAC address using six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example,
00:A0:C5:00:00:02.
Enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation, for example, 192.168.1.1.
Priority
Select the priority level for this rule. The options are
Highest
,
High
,
Mid
and
Low
.
Modify
Click the modify icon to remove the rule.
Priority Mapping
Assign Priority
Using
Use this section to enable or disable priority rules based on VLAN priority
settings or ToS bits.
Select
None
if you are not prioritizing traffic based on VLAN priority settings or
ToS bits.
Select
Support VLAN Tags
to map VLAN priority settings to powerline priority
settings. For example, ISPs often assign VLAN tags to traffic based on customer
contracts or traffic type. Selecting this option supports ISP assigned priority
settings.
•
VLAN priority settings are not to be confused with VLAN ID. The VLAN tag
contains both priority settings (0~7) and ID information (1~4095).
Select
Support TOS Bits
to map ToS settings to powerline priority settings. Do
this if you receive network traffic which has been assigned ToS (Type of Service)
bits by the device or application that generated it, or by an intermediate device.
For example, a VoIP device on your network may assign priority to the traffic it
has generated. Selecting this option supports the priority settings such a device
may have assigned.
Value
VLAN priority settings and ToS bits priority settings range from 0 to 7 with 7 as
the highest priority.
Priority
Assign a priority setting to packets passing through your PLA450 based on their
VLAN tag or ToS bit priority setting. The options are
Highest
,
High
,
Mid
and
Low
. Use
Figure 26 on page 92
as a guide if you are unsure of what mappings
to assign.
Default Priority
Traffic Type
This option applies priority settings to traffic based on its traffic type. You can
prioritize
IGMP
,
Unicast
,
IGMP managed Multicast Stream
or
Multicast/
Broadcast network traffic
. However, it is recommended that you do not change
the default settings.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your settings.