When creating a new traffic shaping rule you can do the following configurations at the index card Standard:
▪ | Activate rule: Activate the current rule. |
▪ | Name: Name of the current rule. |
▪ | Track: Network interface and direction of the traffic that should be prioritized. |
▪ | Comment: Add a comment to be informed in future. |
▪ | Classification/group: Select the classification or group out of the select box and enter the minimal and maximal values. |
The index card Advanced contains further settings. See some examples at the practical examples.
▪ | Source address: Enter the source address of the traffic you want to manage. |
▪ | Create a rule for every IP address in the source: If you entered a IP range at the source address field you can select this check box to create a rule for every IP address within this range. This option is needed to split up the available bandwidth to several host in the same size. |
▪ | Destination address: Enter the destination address of the traffic you want to manage. |
▪ | Create a rule for every IP address in the destination: If you entered a IP range at the source address field you can select this check box to create a rule for every IP address within this range. |
▪ | Maximum bandwidth (kbit) per IP address: If you selected one of the options "Create a rule for every IP address in the source" or "Create a rule for every IP address in the destination", you must use this option, too. The upper limit for each IP address within the range is set to this value. This ensures that the different IP addresses do not remove available bandwidth from each other. Within these borders the Min/Max values of the classifications are active. |
▪ | Bandwidth (kbit) for nets: This option can be used by service providers (ANY = bandwidth of the interface) if you want to shape the traffic to different networks. A detailed manual can be found at the practical examples. |
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