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QOS- priority by device
How do I setup high priority for one device in my network over all other devices? E.g., I need high priority for my laptop when I work from home compared to roku or iPad etc. I am surprised I don't see much under QOS for this router. 400 dollars is a lot for router with out moderate features
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Have you tried http://orbilogin.net/QOS_main.htm which has more granular controls?
This is promising. I had previously been to that page, but it did not work effectively at all. I was only able to see the Speedtest link, not actually get to the QoS rules. It must have changed in a recent update. I have now (presumably) set up some rules and enabled them. I will post back in a couple of days once I have been able to test if they are effective or not.
Still have to wonder why this is not more readily accessible, but it is far better than nothing—if it works.
As mentioned, I made the rules (and it's been much more than a few days), but I'm not seeing a lot of difference. I have next to no guarantees that it does anything. Additionally, a firmware update seems to have made it impossible now to edit a rule. Clicking "Apply" opens a new tab with an invalid URL. I give up. I won't be recommending or buying Netgear again. I've already steered at least a few folks away from it.