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Getting Started

The SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager software consists of two major components: a core service that processes network traffic and enforces bandwidth restrictions and a user interface (GUI) used for configuration and monitoring. When you launch the SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager GUI it asks you for a host name, where the service is running, and a password. By default, the host name is localhost and the password is blank. If you have installed the bandwidth manager service on another computer, enter its IP address or name to access it. If you are using Windows XP SP2 or above with the built-in firewall enabled, please set it up to allow the bandwidth manager connection (TCP port 8701).

After a successful logon, you will see the main window and a list of traffic filtering rules (initially blank).

The toolbar buttons have the following functions:

	Connects to a local or remote host.
	Refreshes the rules list display.
	Imports all rules from a file. Use this to restore the existing rules or to configure multiple services.
	Exports all rules to a file. Use this to backup the existing rules or to configure multiple services.
	Adds a new rule.
	Deletes an existing rule.
	Allows changes to an existing rule.
	Displays rule's statistics.
	Displays the program settings.
	Opens the quota manager.
	Displays daily bandwidth usage report.
	Opens the event log browser.
	Opens the notification manager.
	Displays help (this text).