Adding a Bandwidth Object

1	Click the Add New Bandwidth Object link.

 

2	Enter a name for the new bandwidth object.

3	In the Guaranteed Bandwidth box, enter the amount of bandwidth that this bandwidth object will guarantee to provide for a traffic class (in kbps or Mbps).

4	In the Maximum Bandwidth box, enter the maximum amount of bandwidth that this bandwidth object provides for a traffic class.

5	The actual allocated bandwidth might be less than this value when multiple traffic classes compete for a shared bandwidth.

6	In the Traffic Priority box, enter the priority that this bandwidth object provides for a traffic class. The highest priority is 0. The lowest priority is 7.

7	When multiple traffic classes compete for shared bandwidth, classes with the highest priority are given precedence.

8	In the Violation Action box, enter the action that this bandwidth object provides (delay or drop) when traffic exceeds the maximum bandwidth setting.

9	Delay specifies that excess traffic packets are queued and sent when possible.

10	Drop specifies that excess traffic packets are dropped immediately.

11	In the Comment box, enter a text comment or description for this bandwidth object.

12	Click the Elemental tab.

 

13	If you want each individual IP address under its parent rule to be applied to the bandwidth management setting, click Enable Per-IP Bandwidth Management.

14	Enter the desired Maximum Bandwidth in Kbps or Mbps.