Tutorials

PacketGuide tutorials go beyond merely describing different ways to configure your PacketShaper; they actually show you how to do it. Animated sequences walk you through each step, showing you exactly how to navigate through the browser interface to perform each task. Each tutorial also contains hints and suggestions from the pages of PacketGuide to help you along the way. Click on any of the tutorial titles to open that tutorial in a new browser window.

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• Tutorial: Assessing MPLS Performance
  Set up and monitor performance thresholds for MPLS Traffic. For additional information, refer to the PacketGuide page: Assess MPLS Performance.
  
  
• Tutorial: Auto-Deploying PacketShapers with PolicyCenter
  Remotely deploy and configure unconfigured PacketShapers via the PolicyCenter auto-deployment feature. For additional information, refer to the PacketGuide page: Add an Auto-Deploy Unit Entry.
  
  
• Tutorial: Creating an MPLS Traffic Tree Create a traffic tree to identify and control network traffic with different MPLS classes of service. For additional information, refer to the PacketGuide page: Classify and Control MPLS Traffic.
  
  
• Tutorial: Creating Reports with Packeteer ReportTool
  This standalone application can query one or more PacketShapers and put the resulting report data into MS Word format. The ReportTool software is available free of charge from the Packeteer support site, at http://www.packeteer.com/support/util_main.cfm.
  
  
• Tutorial: Detecting and Controlling Virus-Infested Hosts
  Detect problems on your network with the Host Analysis plug-in, and then take steps to correct the problems caused by virus-infested hosts. For additional information, refer to the PacketGuide page Detect and Limit DoS Attacks.
  
  
• Tutorial: Installing and Removing Plug-Ins on a PacketShaper
  Download and install plug-ins file to classify new applications, enhance classification performance for previously-supported applications, or add new software features to your unit. For additional information, refer to the PacketGuide page Plug-In Overview.
  
  
• Tutorial: Managing Citrix Performance Detailed information to maximize the performance of all your Citrix applications. For additional information, refer to the PacketGuide page Manage Citrix Performance.
  
  
• Tutorial: Managing Voice over IP (VoIP) Traffic
  Create VoIP classes and folders to protect VoIP performance, and ensure other applications do not get squeezed for bandwidth when VoIP demand increases. For additional information, refer to the PacketGuide page: Manage Voice and Video Sessions.
  
  
• Tutorial: Monitoring Network Traffic with Real-Time Graphs
  Use Packeteer's Real-Time Graphs plug-in to create and view reports for current traffic data. To download this plug-in or view additional information, go to http://www.packeteer.com/support/util_plugins_public.cfm.