Netgear Wnr2000v5 N300 Wifi Router User Manual

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2. 
In the address field of the web browser, enter  www.routerlogin.net or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > WAN Setup . 
5. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your change is saved.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to\
 1400. If you are 
willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum\
 value of 1500 
until the problem goes away

. The following table describes common MTU sizes and 
applications. 
Table 2.  Common MTU sizes   
MTUApplication
1500 The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use 
PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and\
 switches.
1492 Used in PPPoE environments.
1472 Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)
1468 Used in some DHCP environments.
1460 Usable by AOL if you do not have large email attachments, for example.
1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.
1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL.
576 Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.
  
						

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4.   Optimize Performance
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service 
•Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS 
•Optimize Internet Streaming with QoS 
•Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service 
•Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play  
						

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Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service
You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign high priority to gaming \
and streaming video 
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Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS
Upstream Quality of Service (QoS) assigns high priority to Internet tr\
affic from your Xbox 
gaming system.
Best effort traffic
High priority traffic
Internet
Figure 5. Upstream QoS assigns high priority to gaming traffic from your\
 Xbox
NETGEAR recommends that only gamers enable the Upstream QoS feature. If \
you do not 
game and you turn on this feature, some applications might not perform a\
s well as usual. 
						

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To enable upstream QoS:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
5. Select the  Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming)  check box.
6.  Specify the maximum uplink bandwidth for your Internet connection:
• If you know what your uplink bandwidth is, type it in the  Uplink bandwidth Maximum 
field.
• If you are not sure, click the http://www
 .speedtest link.
Speedtest verifies the upstream speed of your Internet connection. The Uplink 
bandwidth Maximum field displays the result of the test.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
The router assigns a high priority to Internet traffic from your gaming devices to the  Internet. 
						

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Optimize Internet Streaming with QoS
You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign high priority to Interne\
t streaming, 
applications, and services.
Best effort traffic
Internet
High priority traffic
Figure 6. QoS can assign high priority to streaming from the Internet
NETGEAR recommends that you enable this feature only if you use streamin\
g Internet. 
When QoS assigns a high priority to streaming video, it also assigns low\
er priority to the rest 
of your Internet traffic. That means other tasks like downloading content from the Internet 
take longer.
To enable QoS for Internet access:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
5.  Select the T
 urn Internet Access QoS On  check box. 
						

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The screen adjusts.
6. 
Click the  Apply button.
The router assigns a high priority to video streaming from the Internet \
traffic.
Add QoS Rules by Service
To add a QoS rule for a service:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5.  Select the  T
 urn Internet Access QoS On check box.
6.  Select the 
 Add Rules By Service radio button. 
						

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The screen adjusts.
7. 
In the  Applications list, select an application or service.
8.  In the Priority list, select the priority for the rule.
The priority selections correspond to the queues in the QoS rules table.\
9.  Click the  Add button.
The service displays in the QoS rules table.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Add a QoS Rule by Device
To add a QoS rule for a device:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup . 
						

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The QoS Setup screen displays.
5.  Select the  T
 urn Internet Access QoS On check box.
The screen adjusts.
6.  Leave the Add Rules By Device  radio button selected.
Computers and devices that are connected to the network display in the M\
AC Device List. 
By default, each device has a normal priority
 .
7.  Select or specify the device:
• T
o select a device in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.
•T
o specify a device that is not in the MAC Device List, complete the  QoS Policy for, 
MAC Address, and Device Name fields and click the  Add button.
The device is listed in a queue in the QoS rules table with its default \
rule priority. The rule  priority corresponds to the queues.
Note: T
o specify a device rule’s priority, edit the rule. For more information, 
see Edit a QoS Rule on page  38.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Edit a QoS Rule
To edit a QoS rule:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network. 
						

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2. 
In the address field of the web browser, enter  http://www.routerlogin.net or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5.  Select the By Service radio button.
6.  In the QoS rules table, click the application or service to select it.
7.  Click the  Edit button.
The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.
8.  In the Priority list, select a priority level.
9.  Click the  Apply button.
The rule’s priority is updated in the QoS rules table on the QoS Setup screen.
Delete a QoS Rule
To delete a QoS rule:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter http://www.routerlogin.net  or 
http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
The QoS Setup screen displays. 
						

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5. Select the By Service radio button.
6. In the QoS rules table, click the application or service to select it.
7. Click the Delete button.
The rule is deleted.
Delete All QoS Rules
To delete all QoS rules:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser, enter http://www.routerlogin.net or 
http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
5. Select the By Service radio button.
6. Click the Delete All button.
The ruled are deleted.
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) prioritizes wireless voice and video traffic 
over the WiFi link. WMM QoS is automatically enabled for the router.
WMM QoS prioritizes wireless data packets from different applications based on four access 
categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the 
benefits of WMM QoS, both it and the client running that application must have WMM 
enabled. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require 
QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and 
video.
To disable WMM QoS: 
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser, enter http://www.routerlogin.net or 
http://www.routerlogin.com.