How to use bandwidth control on TP-Link wireless router

Why we need Bandwidth Control?

Within a normal home network, the bandwidth is shared by all computers. This means any computer using high-bandwidth applications. For example, torrent programs or other P2P software will affect the other computers. This may also include a negative influence on the performance of the entire network. How can we avoid this?

The answer is Bandwidth Control, which is designed to minimize the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load. Using Bandwidth Control, we can assign a specific minimum or maximum bandwidth for each computer, which means they have less interference with each other. Please follow the steps below to configure this feature.

How to configure Bandwidth Control

If the routers that support Speed Limit, like Archer AX73 and Archer AX4400. Please refer to the FAQ:

How do I limit the speeds of devices connected to my network?

If the routers support Bandwidth Control, please refer to the following steps:

Step 1. Log in to the router management page by entering tplinkwifi.net in the browser’s address box after connecting to the router. For how to do that, please refer to How do I log into the web-based Utility (Management Page) of TP-Link wireless router?

Step 2. Go to Bandwidth Control.

Step 3. Enable Bandwidth Control, then fill in your Egress Bandwidth (the upload speed through the WAN port) and Ingress Bandwidth (the download speed through the WAN port), and click Save.

Note: the values you configure for the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth should be less than 100,000Kbps. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please consult your ISP for the total egress and ingress bandwidth.

Step 4. Click Add New.

Step 5. Enter the information at the figure shown below.

• IP Range-IP address of clients controlled. You may fill in a single IP address or IP address Range.

Notes:

1. When you configure a single IP address, the client with this IP address will get an independent bandwidth. When you configure the IP address range, all computers in the range will share the given bandwidth.

2. You’d better set a static IP Address on your local computers or configure Address reservation on the wireless router in order to manage easily.

3. About how to configure TCP/IP properties on your computer, please refer to How to configure a static IP on the computer

4. About how to configure Address Reservation, please refer to How to configure Address Reservation on Wi-Fi Routers

• Port Range (optional)-The port range of TCP protocol or UDP protocol used by clients.
• Protocol (optional)-You can choose the TCP protocol or UDP protocol, or both.
• Priority - Priority of Bandwidth Control rules. ‘1’ stands for the highest priority, while ‘8’ stands for the lowest priority. The total Upstream/Downstream Bandwidth is first allocated to ensure all Bandwidth Control Min Rate rules are met. If there is any bandwidth left, it is first allocated to the rule with the highest priority, then to the rule with the second-highest priority, and so on.
• Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed through the WAN port allocated to clients.
• Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port allocated to clients.

Step 6. Click Save. Then the bandwidth Control will take effect!