Device Backup - Network settings reference

Overview

The settings in Settings > Device Backup > Network allow administrators to define the following connection settings for the Code42 app:

Backup-data transfer rates
Proxy settings
Network interface exclusions
Wireless network exclusions
TCP/IP buffer size

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Video

Watch the video below for an overview of network sending limits. For more videos, visit the Code42 University.

Sending limits

Sending limits are defined by either a standard setting that applies the same values at all times, or by a scheduled setting that applies different values for peak and off-peak business hours.

Standard sending limits

Standard network sending limits

Item		Description
a	Standard or Scheduled	Selects standard or schedule-based sending limits. Standard sending limits apply the same values at all times. Scheduled sending limits allow administrators to specify different data transfer rates for peak and off-peak business hours.
b	Limit sending rate when away to	Defines the backup-data transfer rate when the user is away from the device. Backup progress is slower at lower sending rates. Setting the limit to None means no throttling takes place. On Linux devices, the Code42 app always uses the "away" setting. Minimum sending limits When setting network sending limits, do not set a rate lower than 0.10 Mbps or 100 Kbps. Rates lower than 0.10 Mbps can prevent devices from communicating with the Code42 server, which can stop backups and future configuration changes. To stop backup entirely, do not adjust sending limits. Instead, you can pause backup or only allow backups at specified times.
c	Limit sending rate when present to Windows and Mac only	Defines the backup-data transfer rate when the user is present. Backup progress is slower at lower sending rates. Setting the limit to None means no throttling takes place. On Linux devices, the Code42 app always uses the "away" setting.
d	WAN	Defines values for each device connecting to a destination's routable IP address. WAN (wide area network) typically means locations outside of your office, organization, or firewall. Override the default settings by specifying Network overrides.
e	LAN	Defines values for each device connecting to a destination's non-routable IP address. LAN (local area network) typically means locations inside of your office, organization, or firewall. Override the default settings by specifying Network overrides.
f	Lock	Prevents users from changing these settings.
g	Push	Applies these settings to existing devices. Changes to these settings may take up to 24 hours to apply to all devices in your Code42 environment. To apply settings immediately, configure and push the settings individually for each organization.

Scheduled sending limits

Item		Description
a	Standard or Scheduled	Selects standard or schedule-based sending limits. Standard sending limits apply the same values at all times. Scheduled sending limits allow administrators to specify different data transfer rates for peak and off-peak business hours.
b	Peak business hours schedule	Indicates which days use peak business hours sending limits.
c	Time	Sets start and end time for peak business hours each day. Times must be entered in the 24-hour clock format. Scheduling is based on each device’s local time.
d	During peak business hours	Displays data transfer rates for backup activity during the peak business hours schedule. Backup progress is slower at lower sending rates. Setting the limit to None means no throttling takes place. On Linux devices, the Code42 app always uses the "away" setting.
	Limit sending rate when away to	Limits the backup-data transfer rate during the peak business hours schedule when the user is away from the device.
	Limit sending rate when present to	Limits the backup-data transfer rate during the peak business hours schedule when the user is present.
e	WAN	Limits the backup-data transfer rate for each device connecting to a destination's routable IP address. WAN (wide area network) typically means locations outside of your office, organization, or firewall. Override the default settings by specifying Network overrides.
f	LAN	Limits the backup-data transfer rate for each device connecting to a destination's non-routable IP address. LAN (local area network) typically means locations inside of your office, organization, or firewall. Override the default settings by specifying Network overrides.
g	During off-peak business hours	Displays data transfer rates for backup activity outside the times defined in the peak business hours schedule. Backup progress is slower at lower sending rates. Setting the limit to None means no throttling takes place. On Linux devices, the Code42 app always uses the "away" setting.
	Limit sending rate when away to	Limits the backup-data transfer rate during off-peak business hours when the user is away from the device.
	Limit sending rate when present to	Limits the backup-data transfer rate during off-peak business hours when the user is present.
h	Lock	Prevents users from changing these settings.
i	Push	Applies these settings to existing devices. Changes to these settings may take up to 24 hours to apply to all devices in your Code42 environment. To apply settings immediately, configure and push the settings individually for each organization.

General

General settings

Item		Description
a	Sending message buffer size	Size of outbound buffer (the amount of data that's allowed to be "in flight" at one time over the network between the source and the destination). In most circumstances, the performance improvement from tuning the buffer size is negligible, and incorrectly configuring these settings can adversely affect network performance. Some connections, especially over high-latency networks, may benefit from adjustments to buffer sizes, but calculating these values is a topic for experienced network administrators and is beyond the scope of our Customer Champions.
b	Receiving message buffer size	Size of inbound buffer (the amount of data that's allowed to be "in flight" at one time over the network between the source and the destination). Known issue: Changes to this setting have no effect.
c	Network overrides	Enables administrators to override the default WAN and LAN definitions and add specific network ranges. For example, specifying your VPN network range to always use WAN settings enables throttling backups over the VPN. Use Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation to enter network overrides: IPv4 example: `192.168.1.0/24` IPv6 example: `2001:db8::/32`
d	WAN	Defines values for each device connecting to a destination's routable IP address. WAN (wide area network) typically means locations outside of your office, organization, or firewall. Override the default settings by specifying Network overrides (c).
e	LAN	Defines values for each device connecting to a destination's non-routable IP address. LAN (local area network) typically means locations inside of your office, organization, or firewall. Override the default settings by specifying Network overrides (c).
f	Lock	Prevents users from changing these settings.
g	Push	Applies these settings to existing devices. Changes to these settings may take up to 24 hours to apply to all devices in your Code42 environment. To apply settings immediately, configure and push the settings individually for each organization.

DSCP

DSCP settings

Item		Description
a	Enable DSCP¹	Enables Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) for your Code42 environment. Configuring DSCP settings only affect LANs where routers configured to support DSCP, and where other services use the same ports as Code42. DSCP is a topic for experienced network administrators and is beyond the scope of our Customer Champions. Incorrectly configuring these settings can adversely affect network performance and impact Code42 app connectivity.
b	Set DSCP to only work for	Sets DSCP on IPv6 or IPv4 packets.
c	DSCP Value	Defines the custom DSCP value.
d	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.
e	Lock	Locks this setting to prevent users from changing it from the Code42 app. Code42 apps version 6.0 and later do not include DSCP settings.

Proxy

Settings device network proxy

Item		Description
a	Enabled	Enables network proxy.
b	PAC URL	URL or file path of your Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) file. URL example 1: `http://server.example.com/proxy.pac` URL example 2: `http://192.0.2.50/proxy.pac` File path example (Windows): `file:///c:/proxy.pac`
c	Lock	Locks this setting to prevent users from changing it from the Code42 app.
d	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.

Excluded network interfaces

Item		Description
a	-	Enter the network interface you want to exclude via a regular expression.
b	-	Network interfaces to exclude.
c	+	Adds the entered text to the list of network interfaces to exclude.
d	Import	Displays window in which you can paste the contents of a text file that lists network interfaces you wish to exclude.
e	Export	Displays window from which you can copy the contents of the excluded network interfaces list, which you can in turn paste into your favorite text editor for editing.
f	Lock	Locks this setting to prevent users from changing it from the Code42 app.
g	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.

Network interfaces are excluded only on Mac and Windows devices.

Excluded wireless networks

Item		Description
a	-	Enter the wireless network SSID that you want to exclude via a regular expression.
b	-	Wireless networks to exclude.
c	+	Adds the entered text to the list of wireless networks to exclude.
d	Import	Displays window in which you can paste the contents of a text file that lists wireless network SSIDs you wish to exclude.
e	Export	Displays window from which you can copy the contents of the wireless network SSID list, which you can in turn paste into your favorite text editor for editing.
f	Lock	Locks this setting to prevent users from changing it from the Code42 app.
g	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.

Wireless networks are excluded only on Mac and Windows devices.

Advanced TCP/IP

Item		Description
a	Send buffer size	Specifies whether devices obey operating system defaults for send buffer size. Override the default settings by specifying buffer size.
b	Receive buffer size	Specifies whether devices obey operating system defaults for receive buffer size. Override the default settings by specifying buffer size.
c	Lock	Locks this setting to prevent users from changing it from the Code42 app.
d	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.