• SonicOS 7 Action Objects
• App Rule Actions
  • About Action Objects
    • About System Predefined Default Action Objects
    • About Action Types for Custom Action Objects
  • About Actions Using Bandwidth Management
    • Bandwidth Management Methods
  • Creating an Action Object
  • Modifying an Action Object
  • Related Tasks for Actions Using Packet Monitoring
• Content Filter Actions
  • About Content Filter Objects
  • About CFS Action Objects
  • About the Passphrase Feature
  • About the Confirm Feature
  • About UUIDs for CFS Objects
  • Managing CFS Action Objects
    • About the CFS Action Objects Table
    • Configuring CFS Action Objects
      • Block Option
      • Passphrase Option
      • Confirm Option
      • BWM Option
      • Threat API Option
    • Editing CFS Action Objects
    • Deleting CFS Action Objects
    • Applying Content Filter Objects
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

BWM Option

CFS Action bandwidth Objects are similar to, but not the same as, bandwidth objects created on the Object > Profile Objects > Bandwidth page. CFS Action BWM objects do not appear on the Object > Profile Objects > Bandwidth page, and BWM bandwidth objects do not appear on the Object > Action Objects > Content Filter Actions page.

For information about bandwidth management, see the About Actions Using Bandwidth Management.

To create a CFS Action BWM object, Bandwidth Management must be enabled.

This screen appears in the Add CFS Action Object dialog. To open the dialog, navigate to Object > Action Objects > Content Filter Actions page and click the Add button at the top of the page.

To allocate bandwidth resources for content filtering

1. Under Operation Configurations, click the BWM tab.

   

2. From the Bandwidth Aggregation Method drop-down menu, choose how the BWM object is to be applied:

   • Per Policy (default)

   • Per Action

3. To enable BWM on outbound traffic, select the Enable Egress Bandwidth Management option. This option is not selected by default.

   The Bandwidth Object drop-down menu and the Enable Tracking Bandwidth Usage option become active.

   1. From the Bandwidth Object drop-down menu, choose either:

      • An existing BWM object.

      • Create new Bandwidth Object. The Add Bandwidth Object dialog displays. For information on creating a new bandwidth object, see Object > Profile Objects > Bandwidth chapter.

4. To enable BWM on inbound traffic, select the Enable Ingress Bandwidth Management option. This option is not selected by default.

   The Bandwidth Object drop-down menu becomes active.

   1. From the Bandwidth Object drop-down menu, choose either:

      • An existing BWM object.

      • Create new Bandwidth Object. The Add Bandwidth Object dialog displays. For information on creating a new bandwidth object, see Object > Profile Objects > Bandwidth chapter.

5. To track bandwidth usage, select the Enable Tracking Bandwidth Usage option. This option is not selected by default.

   Enable Egress Bandwidth Management and/or Enable Ingress Bandwidth Management must be selected to activate the Enable Tracking Bandwidth Usage option.