Please help newbie with QOS

[mm2531]

Could someone please walk me through how to use QOS? I am using a VOIP adapter and need to give it priority to prevent choppy phone calls.

I set up a user defined rule giving "Highest" priority using the IP address for "ANY" protocol. However, i don't thinking am doing it correctly. When I go to Traffic Manager, the QOS is set to OFF when I turn it "on", it won't let me save it unless I enter some values for upload and download bandwidth.

I am assuming my rule is useless until I set QOS to "ON"? If that is true, what values should I use for upload and download? My download speed is around 13 Mbps and my upload is between 1.5 and 1.9.

I am on Merlin version 270.25. Thanks for your help.

 

[RMerlin]

Set download to 13 Mbps, and set upload to 1.4 or 1.5 Mbits. After that you'll be able to turn QoS on, and configure it.

I have a rule using my ATA MAC address here to handle VoIP traffic.

 

[linkmaster]

A little off-topic , but am I right in thinking that if the max bandwidth is not reached on a internet connection that QOS doesn't kick in at all , it just starts prioritising when limits are reached?

 

[mm2531]

Set download to 13 Mbps, and set upload to 1.4 or 1.5 Mbits. After that you'll be able to turn QoS on, and configure it.

I have a rule using my ATA MAC address here to handle VoIP traffic.

Thanks, Merlin!