Technical: QoS setup for STB when NOT using Actiontec DHCP

This is way over the heads of the phone support people so I thought I would post here and see how it goes.
I run a Server 2003 domain at home.  When I had FIOS TV installed we were not able to get the STBs working properly without reseting the Actiontec to defaults and using it for the DHCP server.  This caused many problems with my domain member PCs and I ended up having to statically address them.  Unfortunalty, the DHCP server in the Actiontec is terrible and Ive had to reboot the unit several times when my PS3, PSP, Wii, and other non-domain/non-static devices connect,  (It also affects the STBs at times and both the router and the STBs end up needing reboots.)
After a bit of looking and a bit of experimenting I was able to disable the DHCP on the Actiontec and go back to DHCP on the Windows Server.  My domain is working great again.  The STBs are working great (although you HAVE to create reservations that give them IPs starting with 100 or the will NOT work).  All the other devices get IPs quickly and work everytime.  Yeah!
Now for my question.  When the Actiontec was assigning the IP, the STBs seemed to automagically get a QoS setup in the Actiontec router.  When the Windows Server assigns the IP there is no QoS setup to be found.  While I understand why this occurs, I really don't know if there will be an adverse side affect.  On demand seems to be working fine, but I don't use it much and don't know if I'll have issues when the "network" is experiencing congestion.  If the QoS setup is important, can anyone give me the details on how to implement the setting manually in the router?
Thank you...
-ak 

tsk,
  Yup....that explains how it know to address them with 100-110, but also explains why I saw a QoS setup for them when using the AT for DHCP.  This weekend Im going to switch back to AT DHCP and make note of what I see.  I know Im not crazy, there was something there, I just didn't think to write it down before I made the changes.
  I am also in agreement that these change most likely will NOT affect VOD unless something else has gone wrong.
-Andy

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