20 QoS
20.1 User Groups
LAN and PPTP clients can be categorized into three user groups: Manager, Staff, and Guest.
This menu allows you to define rules and assign client IP addresses or subnets to a user group.
You can apply different bandwidth and traffic prioritization policies on each user group in
the Bandwidth Control and Application sections (note that the options available here vary by
model).
The table is automatically sorted by rule precedence. The smaller and more specific subnets
are put towards the top of the table and have higher precedence; larger and less specific
subnets are placed towards the bottom.
Add / Edit User Group
Subnet / IP Address
From the drop-
down menu, choose whether you are going to define the client(s)
by an IP Address or a Subnet. If IP Address
is selected, enter a name defined
in DHCP reservation table or a LAN client's IP address. If Subnet
enter a subnet address and specify its subnet mask.
Group
This field is to define which User Group
the specified subnet / IP address
belongs to.
Once users have been assigned to a user group, their internet traffic will be restricted by rules
defined for that particular group. Please refer to the following two sections for details.