NETGEAR XAV101 - Manual (Page 29)

XAV101 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Guide
Using the XAV101 Configuration Utility 2-11
v1.0, April 2008
Prioritizing Traffic on the Powerline Network
By default, all types of traffic on the Powerline network are assigned the same priority. For most
applications, this works fine. However, there are situations where performance improves if you
assign a higher priority to certain types of traffic, such as multimedia files.
Prioritizing by General Application Type
If your network traffic is a mix of multimedia and document/database traffic you might want to
give priority to a particular traffic type. If it is important that your multimedia playback is smooth,
even while document files are being transferred over the network, then give priority to multimedia
traffic. Conversely, if it is more important for your network to be responsive to database
applications, give priority to this type of application over multimedia applications.
The Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter supports the following:
• MAC address
• IP port
• VLAN tags
• ToS (Type of Service routing)
To set the priority of data transfers by the type of protocol:
1. Start the XAV101 Configuration Utility and wait for the utility to detect the Powerline AV
Ethernet Adapters connected to the network.