Setting Available Bandwidth - Traffic Shaping

[robertwb2]

Ok, so I think I probably have a pretty basic question here, but something I need guided on! We have a 40mbps connection, with 50mbps available if needed for a burst. I want to some pretty simple traffic shaping with that traffic to prioritize data thru the VPN and the other general web traffic. I want to be able to guarantee certain data to the VPN and maybe a few other minor applications. Anyway, my question is, where it is the setting to let the Fortigate know how much bandwidth is available to use? Or is that set in the Traffic Shaping rules?? And I am using a Fortigate 100D Thanks so much!

[Dave_Hall]

rwpatterson pretty much summons up how to set the available bandwidth in this thread. Also keep in mind that the default traffic shapers are individual traffic shapers (unless you change the default setting to make fw policies sharing that same traffic shaper).

[robertwb2]

Thanks so much Dave! That thread did explain a lot! There is no place other than the CLI to set the bandwidth speed?? Did I read that right?? Thanks Robert

[Dave_Hall]

There is no place other than the CLI to set the bandwidth speed?? Did I read that right??

Pretty much. The fgt has some 60+ individually interface options -- a little hard and unyielding to provide a GUI for every single configuration setting. Read the CLI Reference guide for a full list of options you can set on the Interface. (Page 465 for 4.3 MR3. Page 544 for 5.0.)