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Limiting bandwidth usage by device?

Mark97213
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Limiting bandwidth usage by device?

Is there a way to limit bandwidth per user or device?  I have two devices using available 2 gigs DSL bandwidth, one hard wired and the other using wi-fi.   

I can be using the bandwidth via hardwire, yet when my wife starts using the internet through her laptop, she hijack's 90% of available bandwidth.

Access control only gives on or off device settings.  Is there any way to limit bandwidth per device?

Model: R7000|Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router
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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Limiting bandwidth usage by device?

Welcome to the community, @Mark97213

 

There's no option on our routers to specify the bandwidth. 

However, you may use QoS to set priority. 

By the way, what's the exact model number of your NETGEAR device? 

 

How to enable Quality of Service (QoS) on routers with NETGEAR genie

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Mark97213
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Re: Limiting bandwidth usage by device?

The model of my router states "D7000" not R.

Model: R7000|Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router
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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Limiting bandwidth usage by device?

Still there's no option to specify the bandwidth on a specific device. You can only prioritize through QoS.

Check out page 145 of the manual for the QoS. 

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