Setting Up Bandwidth Control - ZyXEL Communications GS1200 Series User Manual

Chapter 6 Tutorials

6.3 Setting Up Bandwidth Control

In a home network, the bandwidth is shared by all computers. This means any computer using high-
bandwidth applications, for example torrent programs or other P2P software, will affect the other
computers. This may also include negative influence on the performance of the entire network.
Bandwidth control minimizes the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load. By
configuring bandwidth control, you can assign a maximum bandwidth for each port.
Note: GS1200-5 and GS1200-5HP v2 do NOT support bandwidth control.
In the example network, configure three computers (connect to ports 1, 2, and 3) to share 512 Kbps
egress bandwidth and 4 Mbps ingress bandwidth.
Click Port in the navigation panel and click the Advanced Settings button.
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