How can I configure Advanced Bandwidth Management on Gen 7 ?

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This article shows the steps to configure Advanced Bandwidth Management on Gen7 SonicWall devices.

Configure Bandwidth Management in WAN Interface

Navigate to Network|System|Interfaces, hover the mouse on the desired WAN interface and click the pen icon (Edit the interface) option.
Navigate to Advanced tab and under BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT, turn on the toggle option for Enable Interface Egress Bandwidth Limitation and Enable Interface Ingress Bandwidth Limitation.
Input the Egress and Ingress bandwidth limitation values in Kbps. If you are unsure of these values, contact your ISP.
Click OK.

Creating Bandwidth Object

Navigate to Object|Profile Objects|Bandwidth, click Add.
Under General Tab, add a Name, Guaranteed /Maximum Bandwidth, Traffic Priority and Violation Action.
Click Save.

Creating or Editing an Access Rule to apply Bandwidth Management

Navigate to POLICY| Rules and Policies | Access Rules and find the access rule you'd like to apply BWM to.
If you would like to apply BWM on an existing access rule, hover the mouse on the desired rule and click the pen (edit) icon.
If a new access rule is required, click Add and create the rule by entering desired Source, Destination, Service etc into the fields:

TIP:If you are unfamiliar with setting up Access Rules, please refer to:How Can I Enable Port Forwarding And Allow Access To A Server Through The SonicWall?
On the access rule creation/modification screen, navigate to Traffic Shaping tab and under BWM (BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT) option select the Egress and Ingress Bandwidth object.
Click Add.