Beginner problems

[TheNewEra]

Hey,

 

New to the forum and the R1 so was hoping someone could help resolve a few issues

 

Congestion control:

 

*When setting my bandwidth do i enter my expected speeds (upload 10-16mb) (download 48-64mb) or my actual speeds which are (upload 7mb) (download 42mb)

 

*What are the best setting in regards to device prioritisation and download/upload cap, as i currently live alone so there is no issue with other devices getting used while gaming

 

*Should i use hyper traffic?

 

*Algorithm, should i use preemptive or reactive with my speeds?

 

Any help would greatly appreaciated

[bagsta69]

Put in your actual speeds and have a read here.

http://support.netduma.com/en/support/solutions/articles/16000023979-optimal-settings-guide

[PharmDawgg]

Yes use your actual speeds.  Device prioritization: I would just leave everything as is and make sure share excess is ticked.  Set Upload and Download sliders to 70 for both when gaming. This is a good starting point then adjust accordingly based on subjective game play.  

Just a heads up unless you have only a game console in your home other internet devices can affect your gameplay (i.e. smart tvs, cell phones. etc.)

Yes definitely use hyper-traffic. It will prioritize all of your gaming traffic.  Your bandwidth speeds determines which algorithm you will initially use.  Greater than 50 Mbps use reactive. Less than 50 Mbps use preemeptive.  But honestly you are not required to use them this way.  The only issue is preemptive affects your bandwidth more so than reactive but to me it a stronger algorithm when it comes to managing congestion on your network.  I would use my suggestions as baselines but game with both algorithms and see which one feels better to you.  

 

Be seeing you on the virtual battlefield that is if you are on the Xbox.  Pharmdawgg out. 

[BENORMOUS]

Welcome to the forum

[Netduma Fraser]

Hey, welcome to the forum!

 

Looks like you've got some good advice so far, let us know if you have any other questions.

[TheNewEra]

Hey thanks for the welcome and the advice, will test it out

[fuzzy clam]

Welcome to the forums and the more you get comfortable with your new toy the more you'll learn about it and the more you can tweak the settings to get the best results possible on your network as everyone's is different.

 

But definitely stay with the recommended settings until you learn more about it and then tweak away and congratulations on your purchase you won't be disappointed.

 

And setting it up correctly is the key, if you have any more questions or issues post back and we'll get you sorted out.