How to Use a Traffic Shaper
Traffic shaping is a technique computer users can implement to speed up upload and download speeds on their computers. Traffic shaping makes sure that acknowledgment (ACK) packets are both sent and returned at customizable speeds. This allows users to download and upload files, at speeds of their choice, with their computer. In order to use traffic shaping on your computer, you need to download and install a traffic shaping program.
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Instructions
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Open your Web browser. Find a traffic shaping program, such as "pfSense," "Bandwidth Controller" or "OpenVPN," at pfSense, FileTransit or Brothersoft. Download it to your desktop and install it to your computer.
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Open your program, such as pfSense. Hover over the "Firewall" button and click "Traffic Shaper." Press "Next" to set up your traffic shaper. Consult your program's attached "Read-Me" text file or go to its Help menu if you aren't sure how to use your program.
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Adjust the Internet settings for your traffic shaper inside the "Setup network speeds" window as desired. Click "Next" to continue.
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Adjust the settings inside the "Voice over IP" window as desired. Click "Next" to continue.
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Adjust the settings inside the "Penalty Box" window as desired. Click "Next" to continue.
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Adjust the settings inside the "Peer to Peer networking" window as desired. Click "Next" to continue.
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Adjust the settings inside the "Network Games" window as desired. Click "Next" to continue.
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Adjust the settings inside the "Raise or lower other Applications" window as desired. Click "Next" to continue.
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Click the "Finish" button to complete the setup for your pfSense traffic shaper. Type in a name for your traffic shaper and press "Enter" on your keyboard to finish.
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Click the "Status" text inside your main pfSense window. Find your traffic shaper under the "Queue" text. Click it to use it on your computer.
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