Chapter 20 Bandwidth; Bandwidth; Bandwidth Configuration - ZyXEL Communications G-4100 V2 User Manual

This chapter shows you how to configure the ZyXEL Device's bandwidth management
feature.

20.1 Bandwidth

You can set the ZyXEL Device to limit the amount of bandwidth each user can use. This
prevents one user from consuming a disproportionately large amount of bandwidth and helps
ensure that every user gets their fair share. If there is a lot of unused bandwidth, however, this
feature is not necessary and slows down users who could use the extra bandwidth to upload or
download large amounts of information more quickly.
The ZyXEL Device separates bandwidth into upstream bandwidth and downstream
bandwidth. Upstream bandwidth is used when users send information to the WAN, and
downstream bandwidth is used when users receive information from the WAN. This
distinction is helpful when you might want to set limits one way but not the other. For
example, if your users download a lot of MP3 files, you might set a limit on downstream
bandwidth but not set a limit on upstream bandwidth. In other situations, however, you might
put the same limit on upstream and downstream bandwidth.

20.2 Bandwidth Configuration

Use the BANDWIDTH screen to configure to the ZyXEL Device to limit the amount of
upstream and downstream bandwidth each user can use.
To configure the bandwidth settings, click ADVANCED > BANDWIDTH to display the
screen shown next.

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