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Follow the same steps used for the Web Interface below.
Web Interface
1.
Go to: Traffic Management > Traffic Shaping > Pipe Rules
2.
Right-click on the pipe rule that was created in the previous example and choose Edit
3.
Under the Traffic Shaping tab, select std-out in the Forward Chain list
4.
Click OK
This results in all outbound connections being limited to 2 Mbps in each direction.
10.1.5. Creating Differentiated Limits Using Chains
In the previous examples a static traffic limit for all outbound connections was applied. What if
the aim is to limit web surfing more than other traffic? Assume that the total bandwidth limit is
250 Kbps and 125 Kbps of that is to be allocated to web surfing inbound traffic.
The Incorrect Solution
Two "surfing" pipes for inbound and outbound traffic could be set up. However, it is not usually
required to limit outbound traffic since most web surfing usually consists of short outbound
server requests followed by long inbound responses.
A surf-in pipe is therefore first created for inbound traffic with a 125 Kbps limit. Next, a new Pipe
Rule is set up for surfing that uses the surf-in pipe and it is placed before the rule that directs
everything else through the std-in pipe. That way web surfing traffic goes through the surf-in
pipe and everything else is handled by the rule and pipe created earlier.
Unfortunately this will not achieve the desired effect, which is allocating a maximum of 125 Kbps
to inbound surfing traffic as part of the 250 Kbps total. Inbound traffic will pass through one of
two pipes: one that allows 250 Kbps, and one that allows 125 Kbps, giving a possible total of 375
Kbps of inbound traffic but this exceeds the real limit of 250 Kbps.
The Correct Solution
To provide the solution, create a chain of the surf-in pipe followed by the std-in pipe in the pipe
rule for surfing traffic. Inbound surfing traffic will now first pass through surf-in and be limited to
a maximum of 125 Kbps. Then, it will pass through the std-in pipe along with other inbound
traffic, which will apply the 250 Kbps total limit.
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