How to manage QoS Traffic on an ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless Router

Description: This article will show how to turn on Quality of Service (QoS) management on an ASUS wireless router. This will allow the router to set priorities for certain types of web traffic. An example of this would be setting a higher priority for web browsing, while setting a lower priority for online video or file transfers..

  1. Open a web browser, type 192.168.1.1 into the address bar, and then press Enter.
    Browser Address Bar
  2. Enter the administrator username and password and then click OK. (The default username and password are both admin).
    Browser Authentication
  3. From the advanced menu on the left side, click Traffic Manager.
    Router Traffic Manager
  4. Click the On / Off slider for QoS to turn it on.
    Router QoS Settings
  5. Enter the upload and download bandwidth as provided by your Internet Service Provider in the respective boxes, and then click the Save button. The basic QoS settings have now been applied.
    Router QoS Settings
  6. By default, the router will prioritize web browsing over large file transfers.
    Router QoS Settings

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