Limiting traffic

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To reduce traffic volumes within a network, the application provides the option to limit the speed of data transfer to an Administration Server from specified IP ranges and IP subnets.

You can create and configure traffic-limiting rules in the Traffic section of the Administration Server properties window.

To create a traffic-limiting rule:

1. In the console tree, select the node with the name of the Administration Server for which you want to create a traffic-limiting rule.
2. In the context menu of the Administration Server, select Properties.
3. In the Administration Server properties window, select the Traffic section.
4. Click the Add button.
5. In the New rule window, specify the following settings:

   In the IP range to limit traffic section, select the method that will be used to define the subnet or range for which the data transfer rate will be limited, and then enter the values of the settings for the selected method. Select one of the following methods:

   • Specify the range by using address and network mask

     Traffic is limited based on subnet settings. Specify the subnet address and the subnet mask for determining the range in which traffic will be limited.

     You can also click Browse to add subnets from the global list of subnets.

   • Specify the range by using start and end addresses

     Traffic is limited based on a range of IP addresses. Specify the range of IP addresses in the Start and End entry fields.

     This option is selected by default.

   In the Traffic limit section, you can adjust the following restrictive settings for the data transfer rate:

   • Time interval

     Time interval during which the traffic restriction will be in force. You can specify the boundaries of the time interval in the entry fields.

   • Limit (KB/s)

     Maximum total transfer speed of incoming and outgoing data of the Administration Server. Traffic restriction will only be effective within the interval specified in the Time interval field.

   • Limit traffic for the remaining time (KB/s)

     Traffic will be limited not only within the interval specified in the Time interval field, but also at other times.

     By default, this check box is cleared. The value of this field may not match the value of the Limit (KB/s) field.

Primarily, traffic limiting rules affect the transfer of files. These rules do not apply to the traffic generated by synchronization between Administration Server and Network Agent, or between primary and secondary Administration Servers.