How to activate Smart Queue

  1. Go to your UniFi controller’s Settings.
  2. Select Networks.
  3. In there, select the WAN network (the one that you’ll be using for your VoIP service)
  4. Go to Common Settings.
  5. Toggle on Enable Smart Queues.
  6. Click on Pre-populate to run the speed test or perform one on your own.

What are USG Smart queues?

Smart queues is a form of QoS (Quality of Service), which deals with how to prioritize traffic. This is intended to reduce noticeable slowdowns when your download or upload traffic exceeds your internet speed’s capacity.

What is smart QoS?

Quality of Service (QoS) is a feature of routers and switches which prioritizes traffic so that more important traffic can pass first. Smart switches allow setting QoS by port to a “high” or a “normal” queue.

Should I enable smart queues USG?

However, please note that activating the Smart Queue may reduce the maximum throughput (85Mbps for the USG, 250 for the USG-PRO) It is then strongly recommended to monitor the available speed with and without Smart QoS enabled. Click on Enable Smart Queues and the fields “Up Rate” and “Down Rate” will appear.

How do I enable smart queue for VoIP on unifi?

maximum throughput (85Mbps for the USG, 250 for the USG-PRO). with and without Smart QoS enabled. Go to your UniFi controller and select Settings. In your network list, select the WAN network that you will be using for your VoIP service. Scroll down to the Common Settings section and click on Enable Smart Queues.

How do I configure the QoS on the Security Gateway?

The QoS is now configured on the Security Gateway. In order to make sure that traffic won’t be blocked at the port level its necessary to open a specific set of ports: Access your UniFi dashboard and navigate to Settings > Routing & Firewall > Firewall > LAN IN Click on ” + Create a new rule ” and set the settings to:

How to set up and down bandwidth for VoIP service?

In there, select the WAN network (the one that you’ll be using for your VoIP service) After that click on the Enable Smart Queues to see additional Up Rate and Down Rate fields. Here, you can click on PRE-POPULATE to automatically set 80% of the Up and Down bandwidth.

How does the OUI-based auto-VoIP feature work?

When using the OUI-Based Auto-VoIP feature, IP phones can be identified based on their Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) and placed in a separate VLAN. The feature will automatically place matching devices in the voice VLAN and will associate a CoS (Class of Service) value.