This article will guide you to configure bandwidth management of App Control signatures using App Rules Sonicwall firewall device.
1.Enable Bandwidth Management on WAN interface
– Move to Network | System | Interfaces | Interface Settings.
– Select Edit on WAN connection.
– In tabs Advancedin Bandwidth Managementenable item Enable Interface Egress Bandwidth Limitation & Enable Interface Ingress Bandwidth Limitation and value declaration Egress & Ingress Bandwidth ‘Kbps’.
2.Create a new Bandwidth Object
– Move to Object | Profile Objects | Bandwidth.
– Select Add.
– Import Object Name.
– Point Guaranteed Bandwidth and Maximum Bandwidth.
3.Set Bandwidth for App Control signatures
– There are three Action Objects predefined for bandwidth management.
– If you do not want to use predefined Action Objects, Custom Action Objects can be created. When creating a custom Bandwidth Management Action Object, the following two methods can be used:
- Per Policy – When an Action Object configured with this method is used in multiple App Rules, the bandwidth set here will be calculated separately for each App Rule.
- Per Action – When an Action Object configured with this method is used in multiple App Rules, the bandwidth set here will be shared by all App Rules.
– In this example, we will configure Bandwidth Management using Per Policy.
– Go Objects | Action Objects | App Rule Actions.
– Select Add.
– Configure according to the following information:
- Action Name.
- Select Bandwidth Management at Action.
- Select Bandwidth Aggregation Method To be Per Policy.
- Turn on Enable Inbound Bandwidth Management and choose Bandwidth Object or Create a new Bandwidth Object.
- Turn on Enable Outbound Bandwidth Management and choose Bandwidth Object or Create a new Bandwidth Object.
4.Create Match Objects with App Control Signatures
– Go Object | Match Objects | Match Objects.
– Select Add.
– Import Object Name.
– From the menu Match Object Type select Application Category List.
– Select Application Category you desire from the menu
5.Create App Rules
– Go Policy | App Rules and choose Settingshighlight the dialog box Enable App Rules.
– Select Accept.
– Select Add Rule.
– Enter information as below and OK to save
6.Check
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