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Consider installing a proxy server that has bandwidth shaping. &nbsp;You will need one that understands user accounts. &nbsp;Untangle (<a href="https://www.untangle.com/shop/firewall/" rel="ugc">https://www.untangle.com/s<wbr />hop/firewa<wbr />ll/</a>) has add-on modules that allow you to setup whatever rules you want based on users, computers, and the Web sites that they visit.
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Consider installing a proxy server that has bandwidth shaping.  You will need one that understands user accounts.  Untangle (https://www.untangle.com/shop/firewall/ [https://www.untangle.com/shop/firewall/]) has add-on modules that allow you to setup whatever rules you want based on users, computers, and the Web sites that they visit.

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I have a small business network where I want to limit the bandwidth to each user, preferably being able to configure that in groups or via SSID where I could limit groups of users. &nbsp;The current setup uses 2 separate unlinked BT Infinity FTTC lines with BT hub5 router where the users are split across both lines however on either line it only takes a few people to stream and the service clogs up. I'd like to be able to limit each person so if someone streams video it doesn't affect other users. &nbsp;It would be nice to to be able to block sites such as youtube if I need to go down that route. &nbsp;The network is not server based, merely laptops connected directly to the router with IP's assigned via DHCP.
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I have a small business network where I want to limit the bandwidth to each user, preferably being able to configure that in groups or via SSID where I could limit groups of users.  The current setup uses 2 separate unlinked BT Infinity FTTC lines with BT hub5 router where the users are split across both lines however on either line it only takes a few people to stream and the service clogs up. I'd like to be able to limit each person so if someone streams video it doesn't affect other users.  It would be nice to to be able to block sites such as youtube if I need to go down that route.  The network is not server based, merely laptops connected directly to the router with IP's assigned via DHCP.

Internet bandwidth control

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. Broadband includes several high-speed transmission technologies such as digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, fiber optics, wireless (for which there is a separate topic), satellite and broadband over powerlines (BPL).

Broadband

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.

Network Management

Network Operations includes asset management, help-desk supervision, security and user policies, infrastructure administration and anything else that affects the operation of your network. Discussions will include those of best practices in platforms, configurations, performance, security and accounting.