Traffic-shaping policy

A traffic-shaping policy is defined by the following:

• Matching criteria for IPv4 or IPv4 network traffic
• Class ID of a traffic shaper
• Reverse class ID of a traffic shaper

The matching criteria can be any combination of source address, destination addresses, services, and outgoing interfaces. Whenever an outgoing packet matches the criteria in the traffic-shaping policy, the packet is assigned the class ID of the traffic shaper defined in the traffic-shaping policy. Whenever an incoming packet matches the criteria in the traffic shaper, the packet is assigned the reverse class ID of the traffic shaper defined in the traffic-shaping policy. If the incoming or outgoing packet does not match the criteria in any traffic-shaping policy, the packet is assigned the default class ID.

To see the available traffic-shaping policies in the GUI, go to Policies & Objects > Traffic Shaping Policy.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New	Click to open the Create Shaping Policy window. See Create or edit a traffic-shaping policy.
Edit	Click to edit the selected policy. See Create or edit a traffic-shaping policy.
Delete	Click to delete the selected policy.
Search	Enter a search term to find in the policy list.
Status	Whether the policy is enabled or disabled.
Original Address	The source address, address group, user, or user group that the policy matches.
Destination Address	The destination address or address group that the policy matches.
Services	Services allowed by the policy.
Destination Interface	The outgoing interface that the policy matches.
Ref.	Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects. To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref., and the Object Usage window appears displaying the various locations of the referenced object.
Custom Groups	Groups allowed by the policy.
Users	Users allowed by the policy.