Netduma R3 Feels Underwhelming – What Am I Doing Wrong?

[RiSK]

Hi,

I’ve been using the Netduma R3 for about a year and a half, but I feel like I’m not fully taking advantage of it or setting it up properly.

My current setup:

• Fiber modem is set to Bridge mode
• DMZ is enabled to the Netduma R3
• The only device connected to the R3 is my PC
• Geo-Filter is enabled and in use
• UPnP is enabled

Despite this, I feel like I’m not getting the best possible performance.

My questions:

• Are there any essential settings I’m missing besides Bridge mode and DMZ?
• What’s the best way to configure Congestion Control?
• Is SmartBOOST useful, and what are the recommended settings?
• Are there any commonly overlooked settings that could improve performance?

I’d appreciate any guidance on how to fully optimize the R3.

Thanks.

[Netduma Fraser]

Just to clarify, you said your modem is in bridge mode and the R3 is in its DMZ - it can only be one or the other, which one are you using? By the only device being connected to the R3 is the PC do you mean you have no other devices in your home using internet or that they are connected to a different router? If the latter could you explain how they fit into the network please. How have you enabled the Geo-Filter exactly? 

Currently you're not using Congestion Control with it set to 100 so that won't be helping. Try with 70% and experiment from there to find what percentages work best for you. You've reserved bandwidth for certain games (gaming barely uses any bandwidth so 40Mbps is overkill and won't get anywhere close to needing that much so you could remove this) but then you haven't prioritized those games. Prioritize Gaming overall so it covers all the games you want to play. Also prioritize the device as well as a backup. Is the PC the risk device? In which case you should absolutely remove the DMZ rule and the port forwarding rules as it's a major security issue for PCs. If it was a console however the port forwarding rules would be unnecessary because its in the DMZ already.