NETGEAR Nighthawk SX10 Pro Gaming

Apply a Performance Preset Mode
The switch comes with three predefined preset modes that let you optimize the
performance of the switch with a preset configuration. These modes include a gaming
mode, a media streaming mode, and a standard mode. The switch also provides two
custom preset modes that you can define with a preset configuration and save for easy
retrieval (see Manage Custom Performance Preset Modes on page 34).
A preset mode affects the Quality of Service (QoS), port prioritization, rate limiting, and
other features for the ports and the switch.
Apply the Gaming Preset Mode
The Gaming Preset mode minimizes the data delay (latency) of traffic that the switch
manages so that gaming network traffic can be processed very quickly. If you use the
Gaming Preset mode, be sure that you connect the uplink to your router to port 1 and
your gaming device to port 10.
Applying the Gaming Preset mode does the following:
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Sets the QoS port priority for ports 1 and 10 to High (P7) (for more information, see
Set the Priority for a Port on page 43).
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Sets the QoS port priority for ports 2 through 9 to Low (P0) (for more information,
see Set the Priority for a Port on page 43).
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Enables IGMP snooping for the switch (for more information, see Manage IGMP
Snooping on page 76).
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Disables flow control for all ports (for more information, Manage Flow Control for a
Port on page 44).
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Disables power saving for the switch (for more information, see Manage the Power
Saving Mode on page 93).
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Sets the QoS mode to Port-Based (for more information, see Use Port-Based Quality
of Service and Set Port Priorities on page 38).
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Disables rate limiting for all ports (for more information, see Set Rate Limits for a Port
on page 42).
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Sets the LEDs to the gaming color scheme (for more information, see Manage the
LEDs on page 94).
Before you apply the Gaming Preset mode, you can save your current QoS, port
prioritization, multicast, flow control, and IGMP snooping settings and other settings as
a custom preset mode (see Save Your Quality of Service Settings as a Custom Preset
Mode on page 34) so that you can easily revert to your current QoS configuration.
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Nighthawk SX10 Pro Gaming Advanced 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Model GS810EMX