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Setting Up: Advanced
Linksys WAP300N
How to set up QoS (Quality of Service)
For: Access Point and Wireless Media Connector modes only
To set up QoS:
Wireless > QoS
1. 
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based 
utility” on page8).
2. 
Click the Wireless tab, then click the QoS page. 
3. 
Configure the following settings:
WMM Support—Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a wireless QoS feature that 
improves quality for audio, video, and voice applications by prioritizing 
wireless traffic. To use WMM, the other wireless devices connected to the 
WAP300N must also support WMM.
No Acknowledgement—If  you do not want the WAP300N  to  re-send 
data  each  time  an  error  occurs,  select  Enabled.  Otherwise,  keep  the 
default, Disabled.
How to change the IP address
You can choose whether the WAP300N gets its IP address automatically (using 
the DHCP server) or manually (static IP) by setting it in the browser-based utility.
NOTES
 • For most home networks, we recommend leaving this setting at 
Automatic Configuration - DHCP.
 • If there is no DHCP server, or if the WAP300N is not wirelessly 
connected to any other device and it is connected with an 
Ethernet cable directly to a computer, then the WAP300N uses 
10.100.1.1 as its IP address until a DHCP server is detected and a 
new IP address is assigned.
To set your WAP300N’s IP address:
1. 
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based 
utility” on page8).
2. 
For Device IP, select Static IP, then complete the following fields:
 • IP Address—Enter a unique IP address that will be used to access the 
browser-based utility.
 • Subnet Mask—Enter the subnet mask of your network.
 • Default  Gateway—Enter  the  IP  address  of  the  default  gateway  for 
your network (in most cases, this is your router).
3. 
Click Save Settings to apply your changes.