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Optimize Performance
You can set up the router to optimize performance for applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer
connections, or real-time communications such as instant messaging. By default, the router uses Wi-Fi
Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS).
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Prioritize Internet Traffic With Quality of Service on page 51
• Optimize Internet Gaming With Upstream QoS on page 51
• Add Upstream QoS Priority Rules on page 53
• Optimize Video Streaming With Downstream QoS on page 61
• Add Downstream QoS Priority Rules on page 62
• Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play on page 67
• Manage Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service on page 68
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