Bandwidth Manager and Firewall

BMF is a powerful tool designed for network administrators who require centralized control over traffic shaping, security, and the amount of data transferred in a physical or virtual network environment. It is particularly useful for internet service providers and companies that require network management tools on Windows platforms.

One of BMF's standout features is its stateful firewall, which supports the most commonly used internet protocols. It uses TCP stateful inspection, which is one of the fastest in contemporary Windows firewalls, making it an ideal solution for deploying on gateways with 1Gbit/s or higher data flows. This means it can control thousands of clients' high-speed capacity with ease.

BMF's advanced packet filtering capabilities, combined with stateful protocol information, provide access to various bandwidth-limiting policies, fair usage data quotas, traffic flow blocking, and much more. As a result, it offers a comprehensive and convenient solution for network management on Windows-based systems.

The software offers all its functionality in a single installation package, making it easy to deploy on Windows gateways configured with routers or Ethernet bridges or Windows Server Hyper-V for managing virtual machine network. Deploying BMF on the Ethernet bridge is completely transparent to network clients, ensuring uninterrupted and efficient network usage.

BMF supports various protocols, including Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ICMPv6, DNS, Passive FTP, HTTP, SSL, P2P, VLAN with traffic shaping by VLAN ID support. It also includes multiple NAT, which can contain up to 255 public IP addresses, and chooses public IP addresses by private subnet.

Other features include a captive portal, TCP connection redirection, integration with Active Directory, maximum tcp/udp connections per client, and DDoS protection. BMF also includes a DHCP server, based on the ISC DHCP server, which can operate on LAN with hundreds of clients.

BMF's logging features provide administrators with detailed information about network usage, including the total amount of data transferred, transferred data by network users, URL requests log, security log, and more. Graphs generated using log data display bandwidth usage for specific users or network protocols during dedicated time periods, allowing for easy management and troubleshooting. In conclusion, BMF is an effective solution for network administrators or managed service providers who require comprehensive network management tools for Windows-based systems.