Network Preferences

SECURITY  All Users

NAVIGATION  Windows taskbar > > Preferences... > Preferences... button > Network tab

NAVIGATION  Windows taskbar > > Progress... > Backup Settings... button > Network tab

NAVIGATION  Mac menu bar > > Preferences... > Network tab

This tab allows you to control the network settings for File Protection. Bandwidth usage can be set to max out for upload, download, or both, or you may choose to limit speed for either or both of those operations to a KB/second rate that you set.

How to...

  1. Click the icon in the taskbar, click Preferences..., then click the Preferences button.
  2. Click the Network tab:
  1. Make your setting selections for both Download and Upload from the following available options:
Setting Definition
Use fastest speed

Select this radio button to use the fastest speed possible.

If Throttle Control limits are configured via a backup profile, the maximum upload and download speeds are constrained by those settings. The Use Fastest Speed value is limited to the maximum speed set in the profile rather than the maximum available speed.
For more information on how this setting interacts with the Throttle Control policy, refer to How does throttle control work in File Protection Desktop?
Limit speed to:

Specify the Internet connection speed to be used by the File Protection app.

If Throttle Control limits are configured via a backup profile, the maximum upload and download speeds are constrained by those settings. The Use Fastest Speed value is limited to the maximum speed set in the profile rather than the maximum available speed.
For more information on how this setting interacts with the Throttle Control policy, refer to How does throttle control work in File Protection Desktop?
  1. Click the OK button.