How to Limit Bandwidth Usage in WHM

If you are in a household where there are multiple computers hooked up to a single Internet connection, you may want to consider limiting the bandwidth to certain computers. If multiple users are online at once, it can definitely limit the speed at which your browser can process a request. A simple and effective way to ensure proper speed with your browser is to limit the bandwidth usage that the other computers in your household are able to use. Here is a simple guide to help you limit the bandwidth of your home computers.

The necessary steps

  1. The first step is to log into WHM (Web Host Manager).
  2. Click the "Limit Bandwidth Usage" link.
  3. Remember that the hosting account's bandwidth limit cannot be exceeded. When it's reached, the account will stop working until the end of the month when bandwidth usages are reset or the bandwidth limit is increased.
  4. Every account in WHM already has a bandwidth limit, as it would have been set when the account was created.
  5. Now check the bandwidth limit on one of the hosted accounts.
  6. Select one of the accounts.
  7. Now scroll down and click the limit button.
  8. Check what the bandwidth usage is and what the limit is.
  9. Type in a new value in the Bandwidth Limit box and hit the "Change" button.
  10. Once that is completed, the bandwidth limit has been changed.
  11. Next click the "View Bandwidth Usage" link.
  12. Now you should be able to view the bandwidth used by each individual account in WHM.
  13. The amount of bandwidth used is shown in the first column.
  14. You can also click right above the user list to see how much was used last month.
  15. There is also a feature to be able to see how much was used in megabytes instead of gigabytes.
  16. You now know how to manage bandwidth limits for your hosting accounts and how to check current and past bandwidth usages.

 

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