Setting Interface Bandwidth Limitations

To set the bandwidth limitations for an interface:
1
On the SonicWALL Security Appliance, go to Network > Interfaces.
2
Click the Configure button for the appropriate interface.
3
Click the Advanced tab.

4
Under Bandwidth Management, select the Enable Interface Egress Bandwidth Limitation option. This option is not selected by default.

When this option is selected and BWM Management Type is set to:

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Global, if there isn’t a corresponding Access Rule or App Rule, the total egress traffic on the interface is limited to the amount specified in the Maximum Interface Egress Bandwidth (kbps) field.
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Advanced, the maximum available egress BWM is defined, but as advanced BWM is policy based, the limitation is not enforced unless there is a corresponding Access Rule or App Rule.

When this option is not selected, no bandwidth limitation is set at the interface level, but egress traffic can still be shaped using other options.

5
In the Maximum Interface Egress Bandwidth (kbps) chec kbox, enter the maximum egress bandwidth for the interface (in kilobytes per second). The default is 384.000000 Kbps.
6
Select the Enable Interface Ingress Bandwidth Limitation option. This option is not selected by default.

When this option is selected and BWM Management Type is set to:

•
Global, if there isn’t a corresponding Access Rule or App Rule, the total ingress traffic on the interface is limited to the amount specified in the Maximum Interface Ingress Bandwidth (kbps) field.
•
Advanced, the maximum available ingress BWM is defined, but as advanced BWM is policy based, the limitation is not enforced unless there is a corresponding Access Rule or App Rule.

When this option is not selected, no bandwidth limitation is set at the interface level, but ingress traffic can still be shaped using other options.

7
In the Maximum Interface Ingress Bandwidth (kbps) box, enter the maximum ingress bandwidth for the interface (in kilobytes per second). The default is 384.000000 Kbps.
8
Click OK.