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The bandwidth control policy specifies how an organization's bandwidth is allocated. You can add rules that prioritize business-critical apps and ensure that recreational or non-business critical applications do not affect productivity. It contains a default rule, which you can edit, but not delete. To learn more, see About Bandwidth Control.

You can also define the bandwidth classes that you want to include in the bandwidth control policy before you add rules to the policy or while you're adding the rules. To learn more, see About Bandwidth Classes.

To see how this policy fits into the overall order of policy enforcement, see About Policy Enforcement.

Configuring the Bandwidth Control Policy

To configure the Bandwidth Control policy of a location:

1. Enable Bandwidth Control for the Location.

   To enable bandwidth control for the location:

   1. Go to Administration > Location Management > Locations.
   2. Edit the location.

   The Edit Location window appears.

   3. In the Edit Location window, configure the Bandwidth Control section:
      • Enforce Bandwidth Control: Enable to enforce bandwidth control for the location.
      • Download (Mbps): Specify the maximum bandwidth limit.
      • Upload (Mbps): Specify the maximum bandwidth limit.
   4. Click Save and activate the change.

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2. Enable Bandwidth Control for a Sub-Location.

   To enable bandwidth control for sub-locations:

   1. Go to Administration > Location Management > Locations.
   2. Edit the sub-location.

   The Edit Sub-Location window appears.

   3. In the Edit Sub-Location window, configure the Bandwidth Control section:
      • Use Location Bandwidth: Enable this so that any potential bandwidth available at the location will be given to this sub-location. Sharing happens on a first-come, first-serve basis when using this option.
      • Override: Enable on the sub-location and then specify the maximum bandwidth limits for Download (Mbps) and Upload (Mbps). This bandwidth is dedicated to the sub-location and not shared with others.
      • Disable: Disable bandwidth control for this sub-location.
   4. Click Save and activate the change.

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3. Add Rules to the Bandwidth Control Policy.

You can then go to the Bandwidth Control dashboard to view your organization's bandwidth usage in real time or go to Analytics > Interactive Reports to view the Bandwidth Control standard reports.