NETGEAR R7000

Optimize Performance
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router
Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service
You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign high priority to gaming and video streaming.
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Figure 6. You can prioritize downstream traffic, upstream traffic, or both
Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS
Upstream QoS prioritizes network traffic from local devices like your Xbox to the Internet.
This provides for a lag-free online gaming experience.
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Figure 7. 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 as well as usual.