SonicOS 7 Access Points

Configuring FairNet

This section contains an example FairNet configuration.

To configure FairNet to provide more bandwidth in both directions

  1. Navigate to the Device > Access Points > FairNet page.
  2. Click Add icon. The Add Fairnet Policy dialog is displayed.

  3. Toggle Enable Policy option. This is selected by default.
  4. From the Direction drop-down menu, select Both Direction option. This applies the policy to clients uploading content and downloading content. This is selected by default.
  5. In the Start IP field, enter the starting IP address (for example, 172.16.29.100) for the FairNet policy.
  6. In the End IP field, enter the ending IP address (for example, 172.16.29.110) for the FairNet policy.

    The IP address range must be on a subnet that is configured for a WLAN interface.

  7. In the Min Rate (kbps) field, enter the minimum bandwidth for the FairNet policy. The minimum and default is 100Kbps, and the maximum is 300Mbps (300,000Kbps).
  8. In the Max Rate (kbps) field, enter the maximum bandwidth for the FairNet policy. The minimum and default is 100Kbps, and the maximum is 300Mbps (300,000Kbps), although a typical setting is 20Mbps.
  9. From the Interface drop-down menu, select the interface (for example, X2) that the access point is connected to.
  10. Click OK. The FairNet Policy is added to the FairNet Policies table.
  11. In the FairNet Policies table, enable the FairNet policy.
  12. Click Accept.

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