Bandwidth Management (Asus RT-N66U)

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone can help me with this issue?
Basically, I have about 12Mbps in total

Now, I have about 4 ports in my router.
I want to manage it in a way that port1-3 can use up to 12Mbps but port4 can only use up to 2Mbps.
How can I set this up?

I am using Asus RT-N66U.
Looked through the manual but couldnt find an easy-step guide for it.

 

Might be easier to do it from the port4 user's end? I remember reading people limiting their bandwidth when they got caps.

 

port4 user's end?

 

As far as I know it is not possible to limit bandwidth on Asus RT-N66U running official Asus firmware. You can only sort-of manage it by creating separate QoS rules for each MAC address and giving the one you want to a low priority (whatever is connected to port 4).

 

Okay what about Netgear Router R7000?

 

Netgear does have a Traffic Meter you can limit traffic but I can't find any specific settings. Sure it can limit the traffic for all devices once you reached the predefined quota but that is not the point. It does not limit the speed it seems - just the number of MB transferred.
I can't say for sure since I can't play with the UI and I don't feel like looking through user manuals for these.

Hopefully someone who owns R7000 like @WhatsThePoint can chime in and explain what is possible and what isn't.

 

Yes,the Netgear R7000 has a Traffic Meter in the Advanced Setup Menu

There's a check box to enable it.

 

Right but it limits total data not throughput. From the LAN ports there is not real way. unless you use one poor cat line like a CAT 2 on port 4. That though could slow the entire network.

 

So what, Gargoyle is still a go-to firmware if you want to manage bandwidth properly? (see this).
If that is the case this is a bit pathetic...

 

I think he is looking, on the lan side, to implement a QoS where port 4 is limited in constraining ports 1-3. An AP on port 4 would be a way but only 2mbps may just be too slow for any modern AP's. Why I suggested a CAT2 cable as it limits to 4mbps but this could be an issue as well on a router.

None of the OEM routers seem to have a programmable enough QoS for his needs but maybe an aftermarket one does?

 

@TANWare That's what Gargoyle allows to do. If I remember correctly you can limit throughput to a certain local IP and or set a quota and what's more you can only make those active during certain hours, so you can let someone clog up all the bandwidth at night but limit them during the day.
You can do this with "naked" OpenWRT as well but it's not a user friendly firmware even with Lucy (or whatever the name is) - gargoyle is based on OpenWRT so it can do all OpenWRT can but it's much easier to handle.

https://www.gargoyle-router.com/wik...id=screenshots&media=screenshots:15_qos_1.jpg
https://www.gargoyle-router.com/wik...id=screenshots&media=screenshots:16_qos_2.jpg

 

Ah, ok I did not see that as the link you provided at first was quota's. Yeah true OpenWRT is a bit complicated for most. Will it though limit that low, 2mbps on a lan (port) line?

 

It will limit that low but not based on a LAN port. Whatever device is connected to a given port has to have IP reserved based on MAC address and that IP might be limited, not the port.
For all intents and purposes it's the same thing.

 

Agreed, just not familiar with the options. I have the R-8000 and there is only the old DD-WRT and it seems no one is working on that either. R-7000 fine but the high end router is SOL. looking at those screen shot's I would live to have that here but alas.

 

Okay basically this is the setup i did in the end

Modem -> Netgear R7000;
Netgear R7000 (port 4) -> Asus RT-N66U

So I was thinking if I can't set the specific limit via the Netgear R7000 port 4,
can I instead set the limit from Asus RT-N66U?

Note;
By the way, is Netgear AC1900 and R7000 the same thing?
Cause I could've sworn the box says Netgear AC1900

 

Essentially;
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AC1900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00F0DD0I6