How to control client internet quota by IP
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Hi everyone,
I want to setup a network for a small office. I have an ADSL modem + Windows Server + wireless router.
I connected the ADSL modem to the server with LAN (Internet) and connected the router to the other Ethernet card (LAN), and all other PCs connect to this router over WiFi. I share the Internet for LAN clients with Internet Connection Sharing (right click on Internet and share it).
Now I install Bandwidth Manager on the server and I want to write a rule to control the internet quota of our clients based on their IP.
Please help me step by step with how I can do that. Thanks in advance.
You just need to create a quota and one or more rules. For simplicity it's better to start with a so-called tracking rule, which will automatically detect IP addresses of clients.
Quota example
First go to Tools - Quotas - New and enter:
Initial rate: unlimited Reduced rate: blocked Transfer limit: 100 MB in a day
Rule example
Then create a rule via Rules - Add New Rule:
Protocol: Any IPv4 based Network interface: LAN (facing the router and the rest of the network) Source: enter your LAN IP address range, e.g. 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.255 Destination: Any Advanced: Tracking Mode: IP address: own limit and quota for each source
That's pretty much it. Once the software starts processing data, you will see individual IP usage on the main screen.