Traffice Shaper and Tafice Shaper policy in  fortigate firewall

Traffic shaping is a technique used in Fortigate firewalls to control the amount and types of traffic that flow through the firewall. It allows administrators to allocate bandwidth to different types of traffic based on their importance, and to prevent network congestion caused by high-bandwidth applications.

A traffic shaper in Fortigate firewall is a policy that applies traffic shaping to a specific set of traffic. The traffic shaper policy can be used to define the traffic shaping rules for inbound and outbound traffic, and to specify the bandwidth limits for different types of traffic.

To create a traffic shaper policy in Fortigate firewall, the following steps can be followed:

1. Access the Fortigate firewall's web interface and go to the Policy & Objects section.

2. Click on the Traffic Shaper option to view the list of configured traffic shapers.

3. Click on the Add button to create a new traffic shaper policy.

4. In the Add Traffic Shaper Policy window, enter the name and description for the policy.

5. Select the traffic shaping profile to use for the policy.

6. Configure the bandwidth limits for different types of traffic, such as VoIP, video streaming, or web browsing.

7. Click on OK to save the traffic shaper policy.

Once the traffic shaper policy is created, it can be applied to specific firewall policies to control the bandwidth usage for different types of traffic.

A traffic shaper in Fortigate firewall can be useful for ensuring that critical network traffic, such as VoIP or business-critical applications, receive adequate bandwidth, even during periods of high network usage. It can also be used to prioritize traffic for remote users, such as those accessing the network over a VPN connection.

Overall, traffic shaping and traffic shaper policies are important features in Fortigate firewalls that allow administrators to control network traffic and improve network performance.