Setting daily quota in MB for each user, and blocking access once the limit is exceeded

Dear SoftPerfect Support Team,

I am considering purchasing SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager and have a few questions before proceeding:

Can SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager limit each user's daily internet traffic to 200 MB per day, and block access once the limit is exceeded?

Do you have any authorized distributors or resellers in China that I can contact directly?

Do you support company-to-company (corporate) bank transfers for payment?

Could you please send me a quotation?

Thank you very much for your assistance. I look forward to your reply.

Daily traffic limit of 200 MB per user with blocking

Yes, Bandwidth Manager can enforce a 200 MB daily limit per IP or MAC address and block further access once the quota is exceeded. Please note that for this to work correctly, Bandwidth Manager must be installed in a position where it actually handles the traffic of the users you wish to limit (for example, on a gateway or router PC). The user manual explains the deployment options and traffic handling requirements in detail.

Authorized distributors or resellers in China

We do not currently have an official reseller in China. You are welcome to engage any reseller of your choice locally, and they can purchase the licenses from us on your behalf.

Payment methods

Unfortunately we are not able to accept company-to-company bank transfers from China, as we do not hold any bank accounts there. However, we accept PayPal and credit/debit card payments from customers in any country, both of which work well for corporate purchases.

Quotation

Pricing for SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager depends on the edition (feature set) and the number of installations required. You can review all available options and pricing on our order page.

I need to deploy a server for this software. The software will connect to the router and core switch. Could you please advise on the hardware requirements for this server?

There are no strict hardware requirements. If the server can run Windows, it can run Bandwidth Manager. CPU load depends mainly on throughput and the number of rules; for links under 1 Gbps and fewer than about ten rules, almost any modern PC will handle the workload comfortably.

However, one point is worth emphasising about the deployment: the server running Bandwidth Manager must sit physically in the path of the traffic you want to control. It can limit any traffic to or from itself, and any traffic passing through it, but it cannot see or control traffic from other machines that goes directly to the router without crossing this server first.

In practice this usually means configuring the server with two network interfaces and placing it inline between the core switch and the router (LAN → server → router), so that all user traffic passes through it on its way to the internet. Simply connecting the server to the switch as another endpoint will not work, as in such case the traffic from other workstations would bypass it entirely.