NETGEAR Nighthawk SX10 Pro Gaming

Use Port-Based Quality of Service and Set Port Priorities
Port-based priority is the default QoS mode on the switch.
Note: If the QoS mode on the switch is 802.1P/DSCP, we recommend that you first
save your current QoS settings as a custom preset mode before you change the QoS
mode to the Port-Based mode. For more information, see Save Your Quality of Service
Settings as a Custom Preset Mode on page 34.
For each port, you can set the priority and the rate limits for both incoming and outgoing
traffic:
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Port priority. The switch services traffic from ports with a high priority (P7 or P6)
before traffic from ports with a medium (P5 or P4), normal (P3 or P2), or low priority
(P1 or P0). Similarly, the switch services traffic from ports with a medium priority
before traffic from ports with a normal or low priority and traffic from ports with a
normal priority before traffic from ports with a low priority. If severe network
congestion occurs, the switch might drop packets with a low priority.
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Port rate limits. The switch accepts traffic on a port at the rate (the speed of the
data transfer) that you set for incoming (ingress) traffic on that port. The switch
transmits traffic from a port at the rate that you set for outgoing (egress) traffic on
that port. You can select each rate limit as a predefined data transfer threshold from
1 Mbit/s to 500 Mbit/s.
Note: If you set a port rate limit, the actual rate might fluctuate, depending on the type
of traffic that the port is processing.
To use the Port-Based QoS mode and set the priority and rate limits for ports:
1.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
switch or to the switch directly through an Ethernet cable.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
The login page displays.
3. Enter the switch password.
The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive.
The HOME page displays.
4.
From the menu at the top of the page, select SWITCHING.
The QOS page displays.
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