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RULES ADMINISTRATOR

What Objects

To create a precise bandwidth control:

1From the What tab, expand User Defined What Objects and click Precise Bandwidth Controls.

2Right-click in the display objects window and select New.

3Enter a name for your Precise Bandwidth Control.

4Select one of the following options:

Starts with - For instance, the word ‘jobs’ means any part of the URL that starts with the word jobs (for example, www.jobserve.co.uk) will match, but www.topjobs.co.uk will not.

Ends with - If you specify the word ‘.gif’ for example, www.example.com/home.gif will match, but www.example.com/my.gifs will not.

Contains - If you specify ‘jobs’ in the field both www.jobserve.co.uk and www.topjobs.co.uk will match.

Note: You can enter multiple selections by using a comma or a space to separate the selections.

WHAT LISTS

A What list object can comprise of several specific objects from the What object list. This gives you a convenient way to group objects that you need to share a set of rules. To create a What List, drag individual What objects (Protocols/Ports and Precise Bandwidth Controls) from the bottom right-hand pane to the upper left-hand pane in the What List dialog box.

Figure 7-13What List dialog box

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