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Configuring shared traffic shapers

FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide

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To ensure that traffic shaping is working at its best, make sure that the interface ethernet

statistics show no errors, collisions or buffer overruns. If any of these problems do appear,

then FortiGate and switch settings may require adjusting. For more information, see

FortiGate Traffic Shaping Technical Note

Configure shared traffic shapers to be included in firewall policies.

To view the shared traffic shaper list, go to Firewall > Traffic Shaping > Shared.

Figure 243: Shared traffic shaper list

Add a traffic shaper. For more information, see

Firewall > Traffic Shaping > Traffic Shaping." on page

The name of a traffic shaper.

The guaranteed and maximum bandwidth configured in the traffic shaper.

Traffic Priority The traffic priority.

The quota setting.

Select to remove a traffic shaper.

Select to modify a traffic shaper.

To create a traffic shaper go to Firewall > Traffic Shaping > Traffic Shaping.

Figure 244: Creating shared traffic shapers

Type a name for this traffic shaper.

Apply Shaping Select Per Policy to apply this traffic shaper to a single firewall policy that uses it.

Select For all policies using this shaper to apply this traffic shaper to all firewall

policies that use it.

Configuring shared traffic shapers

"To create a traffic shaper go to