SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager 2.9.8

SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager 2.9.8 is the choice for those who want to have it all. The product is known as a full-featured traffic management tool for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 that offers cost-effective bandwidth control and quality of service based on built-in prioritized rules. These rules can specify a bandwidth limit for each Internet user. This kind of software often called bandwidth shaper, bandwidth limiter or traffic shaper. With SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager, you can apply speed-throttling rules to specified IP addresses, ports and even network interfaces with no changes to existing network infrastructure. The rich feature set of SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager is easily managed via the intuitive Windows GUI.

The software requires Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 and a network connection, which could be a wireless connection, or a modem that conforms to the NDIS standard.

Major Features: 

1. Centralized configuration from a single network location.
2. Flexible, prioritized, bidirectional rules to specify maximum data rates.
3. Rules for IP addresses, protocols, ports (for TCP/IP) and network interfaces.
4. Transparency for end users.
5. No software installation is required on client workstations in most cases.
6. Detailed and comprehensive statistics are available for each rule.
7. Quotas and penalties to discourage misuse.

Enhancements:

• New feature to penalize users for too many open connections in addition to penalties for long and/or large downloads.
• Added dual transfer rate limit support. It is now possible to specify different upstream/downstream rates in a single rule. Quotas also support dual limits.
• Added basic e-mail notifications to alert users of their bandwidth consumption.
• Easier integration of web-stats. Rule name and password can now be passed as CGI parameters (this is also used in notifications).
• Setup installs more compatible NDIS IM driver on Windows XP x86 and Windows 2003 x86 rather than NDIS hooking driver.
• Added suspended rules support to enable multi-level quotas. It is now also possible to implement 'you are blocked' web-page for clients who have used up their quotas.
• Batch rule creator now can make multiple rules based on a list of MAC addresses.
• Added option to enable/disable rules on a specific date.
• Added automatic rule view refresh option.
• Added total bandwidth display in the live report in status bar.
• Added option to keep stats for the current month only.
• Added kernel-level LAN traffic filter to enable fast local transfers with little CPU usage.
• Added IPv6, ARP, PPPoE and ICMP echo protocols support
• From May 01, 2009 unlimited free upgrades will no longer be offered. A license will entitle the customer to receive free upgrades within one year from the date of purchase. All customers purchased a license before the 1st of May still receive all upgrades free of charge.

Requirements: A wired or wireless network connection or a modem

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