Configure Rate Limiting; Basic Rate Limiting - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

Configure Rate Limiting

The available bandwidth is determined by the number of errors during transmission and the
time that a packet spends in the transmission queues.
Within a profile group (including the basic profile group), you configure rate limiting
separately for each wireless radio (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). Within a profile group, for each
wireless radio, rate limiting needs to add up to a maximum of 100 percent. (It can be less
than 100 percent.)
For example, within one profile group, if there are four profiles that use the 802.11b/bg/ng
mode and two profiles that use the 802.11a/na mode, you create one rate-limiting
configuration for the four profiles that use the 802.11b/bg/ng mode and another rate-limiting
configuration for the two profiles that use the 802.11a/na mode. The combined percentages
of the four profiles that use the 802.11b/bg/ng mode cannot exceed 100 percent; similarly, the
combined percentages of the two profiles that use the 802.11a/na mode cannot exceed
100 percent.
On each managed access point (or on each radio in a managed dual-band access point), the
available bandwidth is distributed in the specified percentages among the profiles in a profile
group. The percentage that is configured for a single profile is shared among all the clients
connected to it.
If you do not want to configure rate limiting for a profile, configure rate limiting as
0 (zero) percent. This effectively disables rate limiting for that profile. A setting of
0 (zero) percent can work well profiles that are used for management, administration, or
testing.

Basic Rate Limiting

In the basic profile group, for each radio mode (802.11b/bg/ng mode and 802.11a/na mode),
rate limiting per profile adds up to a maximum of 100 percent. (It can be less than
100 percent.) There is a tab for each wireless radio mode.
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To configure basic rate limiting:
1. Select Configuration > Profile > Basic > Rate Limit. The basic Rate Limit screen
displays:
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