You are experiencing high latency and slow performance while playing online video games at home. You notice the issue is most severe when your roommates are streaming high-definition movies on their smart TVs. Which router feature should you configure to prioritize your gaming traffic over other network activities?
Quality of Service (QoS) is a common router feature that allows for the management and prioritization of network traffic. By configuring QoS, you can allocate more bandwidth to specific applications or devices and give them priority over others. In this scenario, you could configure QoS to prioritize traffic for your gaming computer or for the specific ports used by the game, which would reduce latency and improve performance, even when other devices are using the network heavily.
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