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SQM (Smart Queue Management)

SQM (Smart Queue Management) intelligently manages your router's network traffic to minimize latency and "bufferbloat", ensuring smoother gaming and voice calls.

Note:

  1. This feature only affects traffic passing through the router when it operates as a gateway, including local client traffic and VPN client traffic. It does not apply to inbound traffic when the router acts as a VPN server.
  2. Since SQM is resource-intensive, it works best for low-bandwidth or congested networks. Enabling it on high-speed connections may reduce peak throughput.
  3. SQM will not take effect when the router is in Drop-in Gateway mode.
  4. SQM and QoS cannot be enabled simultaneously.
  5. SQM cannot work with Network Acceleration. Enabling SQM will automatically disable Network Acceleration to ensure stable performance.

Supported Models

Supported Models

  • GL-BE10000 (Slate 7 Pro)
  • GL-MT5000 (Brume 3)
  • ※GL-BE9300 (Flint 3)
  • ※GL-BE3600 (Slate 7)
  • ※GL-MT6000 (Flint 2)
  • ※GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX)

Note: Models marked with ※ support SQM in firmware v4.9 and later.

Quick Setup

On the left side of the web Admin Panel, go to FLOW CONTROL -> SQM.

Toggle the switch to enable SQM, and set your maximum upload and download speeds (input range: 1 - 10000) for traffic scheduling. Match them to your actual internet bandwidth for the best results.

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Note: Values entered in the input field are in Mbps (megabits per second). The equivalent MB/s (megabytes per second) is displayed for your reference.

up down speed

For Queue Rule, two options are available:

  • cake: Smart, automatic traffic shaping with superior overall latency control (recommended).

  • fq_codel: Simple, efficient fair queueing with basic latency reduction.

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