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How to manage QoS Traffic on an ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless Router - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>This article will show how to turn on Quality of Service (QoS) management on an ASUS RT-AC68U wireless router.</p><p>This will allow the router to set priorities for certain types of web traffic. For example: setting a higher priority for web browsing while setting a lower priority for online video or file transfers.</p><p>Here is how to manage these settings:</p><p><br></p><p>1. Open any web browser on your computer, and type <strong>192.168.1.1</strong> into the address bar, and then press <strong>Enter </strong>on your keyboard.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8207Image1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8207Image1.jpg" alt="User: "Browser address bar"" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>2. Enter the administrator username and password for the router (not your Wi-Fi password) and then click <strong>OK.</strong></p><p>The default username and password are both <strong>admin</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8207Image2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8207Image2.jpg" alt="User: "Browser authentication screen"" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>3. From the advanced menu on the left side of the router settings, click on <strong>Traffic Manager</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image3.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image3.jpg" alt="Router Traffic Manager" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>4. Click on the <strong>On / Off slider</strong> for QoS (Quality of Service) to turn it on.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image4.jpg" alt="Router QoS Settings" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>5. Enter the <strong>upload and download bandwidth</strong> as provided by your Internet Service Provider in the respective boxes, and then click the <strong>Save button</strong>.</p><p>The basic QoS (Quality of Service) settings have now been applied to the router.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image5.jpg" alt="Router QoS Settings" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>6. By default, the router will prioritize web browsing over large file transfers.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image6.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_8211Image6.jpg" alt="Router QoS Settings" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>