Creating Classes

Once you have created all the filters you require, you can create classes using them. When you open the Classes window (click the Classes tab) there is a navigation pane on the left hand side of the window. The class qe0 already exists. This represents the interface you configured earlier. The expanded class hierarchy looks like this:

Note that a default class has been created automatically for each interface, as you specified when creating the interface that there would be a default class. To create the class http as a child of the Out class:

1. Click to highlight the Out class in the navigation window. A new class is always created as a child of the highlit class.

2. Click the new icon to create a new class.

3. Assign a name, for example http, to the new class.

4. Specify the percentage of bandwidth to be allocated to the new class (20%) and the priority (5) it should be given.

5. From the list of available filters, choose the filter(s) that define this class and add them to the selected filters list.

6. Click Apply.

7. Choose Save from the File menu.

The completed new class looks like this: