Configuring Rate Limiting; Basic Rate Limiting - NETGEAR WC7520 - ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller Reference Manual

ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 Reference Manual

Configuring Rate Limiting

Rate limiting per profile adds up to a maximum of 100%. It can be less than 100%. Tabs are
per radio. Rate limiting can be configured differently for each Basic Service Set ID (BSSID) in
a security profile group.
Rate limiting is done per BSSID and is configured as a percentage of available bandwidth.
Available bandwidth is determined by the amount of errors during transmission and the
amount of time a packet has to spend in the transmission queues.
The available bandwidth is distributed among the BSSIDs configured on the access points in
the specified percentage. The percentage configured for a BSSID is shared among all the
clients connected to it. The total of the percentages distributed among the BSSIDs can be up
to 100%. If a specific BSSID is to be left out of rate limiting, it could be configured to 0%,
which effectively disables rate limiting for that BSSID. A setting of 0% is good for BSSIDs that
are used for management, administration, or testing.

Basic Rate Limiting

To configure the rate limit:
1. Select Configuration > Profile > Basic > Rate Limit. The Rate Limit screen displays:
Figure 47.
2. For each profile on the tab, specify the Rate Limit as a percentage. You can use the slider
bars to adjust the values in the Rate Limit fields.
3. Click Apply to save your settings.
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