Bigfoot Killer Network Manager - Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 User Manual

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Bigfoot Killer Network Manager

The Bigfoot Killer Network Manager allows you to view your network connection status and Internet band-
width and to configure your network settings. It also displays your system information and CPU/memory us-
age. After installing the LAN driver, you can access the Bigfoot Killer Network Manager in Start\All Programs\
Bigfoot Networks\Killer Network Manager or right-click on the
Bandwidth Testing
After installing the LAN driver from the motherboard
driver disk and restarting your computer, the Bigfoot
Killer Network Manager screen will automatically
appear. The Bandwidth Test dialog box will pop up,
notifying you that the Killer Network Manager will begin
to measure the speed your Internet service provider
provides. Click Start to begin testing (make sure your
computer has been connected to the Internet).
Configuring How Applications Access the Internet
From the function menu on the left, click the Applications
tab. On the Applications configuration screen
can set the priority for an application or online game to
use the bandwidth to access the Internet. Icons of the cur-
rently running applications and games will be displayed in
color. The Killer Network Manager automatically assigns
online games to Priority 1-Highest
priority, click an application or game and use the drop-
down menu below the application's/game's icon to select
a priority level.
You can change the upload and download bandwidth
for each application as well. Click the application you
want and move the cursor to the arrow on the right
end of the bar. When the cursor changes to a double-
headed arrow, drag it to change the bandwidth.
(Note 1) For more instructions on using the Bigfoot Killer Network Manager, click the help icon
of the screen to open the Help file.
(Note 2) In case Application Control is disabled, you can go to the Application configuration screen to enable it under
Global\Application Control.
(Note 3) If your online game is not assigned to Priority 1, you can change the priority manually
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