In FortiOS, there are three types of traffic shaping configuration. Each has a specific function, and all can be used together in varying configurations. Policy shaping enables you to define the maximum bandwidth and guaranteed bandwidth set for a security policy. Per-IP shaping enables you to define traffic control on a more granular level. Application traffic shaping goes further, enabling traffic controls on specific applications or application groupings.

This chapter describes the types of traffic shapers and how to configure them in the web‑based manager and the CLI.