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No QoS controls to be found? AND slow wired speed relative to modem
Where are the QoS controls for this router? The QoS tab does not exist where all online links indicate for other models.Nor does the long button to create a QoS rule. QoS is also not mentioned anywhere in the manual.
Also, when wired to the router (Cat6) I have a 30% drop in speed compared to being wired directly to the modem. Modem speed is 117mbps, wired router is 75mbps. Use same Cat6 in each case, same laptop, no other devices connected to LAN and nothing connected to wifi. Modem is Zoom 5730 16x4 cable modem, 686mbps rated.
Thanks for any guidance.
Think I found the answer to the degraded speed. The modem LAN light is green when a 1Gb connection is made, as when I am wired directly to the modem. When I wire the router to the modem, the LAN light is amber indicating 10/100 or 100mbps connection. Someone else with the same situation [but different, parallel equip] was told he needed to get a gigabit router so the modem LAN is green, not amber, indicating a 10/100/1000 port. He did that and it fixed his problem. Am returning the R6080 for an AC1200 R6230. Hope that will do the trick. AND the 6230 also has QoS controls.
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PS Firmware was auto-upgraded when I started the router, which I just got yesterday. Current FW v1.0.0.22. (Sorry didn't see an edit button to edit my OP.)
One more time...I thought the model was auto-included in the post since I had to choose it to post... it's an AC1000 R6080
MODEM - ROUTER - PC 75mbps
MODEM - PC 117mbps
(Wifi is 40mbps FTR ... I realize wifi is always much slower than wired, but don't know if this is even slower than normal for wifi)
Think I found the answer to the degraded speed. The modem LAN light is green when a 1Gb connection is made, as when I am wired directly to the modem. When I wire the router to the modem, the LAN light is amber indicating 10/100 or 100mbps connection. Someone else with the same situation [but different, parallel equip] was told he needed to get a gigabit router so the modem LAN is green, not amber, indicating a 10/100/1000 port. He did that and it fixed his problem. Am returning the R6080 for an AC1200 R6230. Hope that will do the trick. AND the 6230 also has QoS controls.
There is a manual for the R6080 somewhere at the end of this link:
>>>> R6080 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<<
As you found, the LAN ports on the device run at 100 Mbps, see page 121.
I am surprised that Netgear still sells devices with that specification.
There is a manual for the R6230 is here:
>>>> R6230 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<<
Read about QoS on page 37.
