Bandwidth policies are configured as follows:
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Click the Add button to create a new Bandwidth Object.
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Click the Configure button of the Bandwidth Object you want to change.
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Click the General tab.
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In the Name box, enter a name for this bandwidth object.
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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).
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In the Maximum Bandwidth box, enter the maximum amount of bandwidth that this bandwidth object will provide for a traffic class.
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In the Traffic Priority box, enter the priority that this bandwidth object will provide for a traffic class. The highest priority is 0. The lowest priority is 7.
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In the Violation Action box, enter the action that this bandwidth object will provide (delay or drop) when traffic exceeds the maximum bandwidth setting.
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Delay specifies that excess traffic packets will be queued and sent when possible.
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Drop specifies that excess traffic packets will be dropped immediately.
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In the Comment box, enter a text comment or description for this bandwidth object.
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Click the Configure button of the Bandwidth Object you want to change.
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Click the Elemental tab.
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Select the Enable Per-IP Bandwidth Management option.
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In the Maximum Bandwidth box, enter the maximum elemental bandwidth that can be allocated to a protocol under the parent traffic class.
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Bandwidth objects (and their configurations) can be enabled in Access Rules.
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Click the Add button to create a new Access Rule.
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Click the Configure button for the appropriate Access Rule.
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Click the BWM tab.
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To enable a bandwidth object for the egress direction, under Bandwidth Management, select the Enable Egress Bandwidth Management check box.
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From the Select a Bandwidth Object list, select the bandwidth object you want for the egress direction.
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To enable a bandwidth object for the ingress direction, under Bandwidth Management, select the Enable Ingress Bandwidth Management check box.
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From the Select a Bandwidth Object list, select the bandwidth object you want for the ingress direction.
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To enable bandwidth usage tracking, select the Enable Tracking Bandwidth Usage option.
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Click OK.
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If creating a new action object, in the Action Name list, enter a name for the action object.
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In the Bandwidth Aggregation Method list, select the appropriate bandwidth aggregation method.
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To enable bandwidth management in the egress direction, select the Enable Egress Bandwidth Management option.
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From the Bandwidth Object list, select the bandwidth object for the egress direction.
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To enable bandwidth management in the ingress direction, select the Enable Ingress Bandwidth Management option.
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From the Bandwidth Object list, select the bandwidth object for the ingress direction.
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To enable bandwidth usage tracking, select the Enable Tracking Bandwidth Usage option.
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