Organizations - Device Backup Defaults - Network settings reference

Updated April 15, 2024 17:00

Overview

This reference guide describes the following organization network settings:

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

Access device backup network settings

To view settings:

Choose Administration > Environment > Organizations.
On the Active tab, click the organization name. You may need to expand the parent organization.
Scroll down to Device Backup Defaults.
Click the Network tab.

To change these default settings for the organization:

Choose Administration > Environment > Organizations.
On the Active tab, click the organization name. You may need to expand the parent organization.
From the action menu, choose Device Backup Defaults.
On the General tab, deselect Use device defaults from parent and click Save.
Click the Network tab.

Device backup network settings

Sending limits

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

Standard sending limits

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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 that no throttling takes place. 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 CrashPlan cloud, which can stop backups and future configuration changes. To stop backup entirely, do not adjust sending limits. Instead, you can only allow backups at specified times.
c	Limit sending rate when present to	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 that no throttling takes place.
d	Network overrides	Enables administrators to override the default WAN and LAN definitions and add specific network ranges. WAN: Leave at the default setting None. Placing network addresses into this field has no effect. All WAN sending rate limits apply to the CrashPlan cloud and cannot be overridden on specific networks. LAN: Override private networks such as a VPN. Use Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation to enter network overrides: IPv4 example: `192.168.1.0/24` IPv6 example: `2001:db8::/32`
e	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.
f	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.
g	Lock	Prevents users from changing these settings.
h	Push	Applies these settings to existing devices in addition to new devices. Changes to these settings may take up to 24 hours to apply to all devices in your CrashPlan environment. To apply settings immediately, configure and push the settings individually for each organization.

Scheduled sending limits

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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	Network overrides	Enables administrators to override the default WAN and LAN definitions and add specific network ranges. WAN: Leave at the default setting None. Placing network addresses into this field has no effect. All WAN sending rate limits apply to the CrashPlan cloud and cannot be overridden on specific networks. LAN Override private networks such as a VPN. Use Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation to enter network overrides: IPv4 example: `192.168.1.0/24` IPv6 example: `2001:db8::/32`
i	Lock	Prevents users from changing these settings.
j	Push	Applies these settings to existing devices in addition to new devices. Changes to these settings may take up to 24 hours to apply to all devices in your CrashPlan environment. To apply settings immediately, configure and push the settings individually for each organization.

DSCP

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Item	Description
a	Enable DSCP	Enables Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) for the LAN portion of your CrashPlan environment. Configuring DSCP settings only affect LANs where routers configured to support DSCP, and where other services use the same ports as CrashPlan. DSCP is a topic for experienced network administrators, and beyond the scope of our technical support team. Incorrectly configuring these settings can adversely affect network performance and impact CrashPlan 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 CrashPlan app. CrashPlan apps version 6.0 and later do not include DSCP settings.

Proxy

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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://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 CrashPlan app.
d	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.

Excluded network interfaces

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Item	Description
a	-	Enter the network interface you want to exclude using 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 CrashPlan app.
g	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.

Network interfaces are excluded only on Mac and Windows devices.

Metered or low data networks

Item	Description
a	-	Select to exclude metered or low data networks.
b	Lock	Locks this setting to prevent users from changing it from the CrashPlan app.
c	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.

Advanced TCP/IP

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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 CrashPlan app.
d	Push	Applies this setting to existing devices in addition to new devices.