--- title: "Bandwidth options" canonical: "https://help.peakhourapp.com/space/P4D/655563/Bandwidth%20options" format: markdown --- > Macro (pagetree) The bandwidth tab allows you to specify the scale of the graph and the maximum inbound and outbound bandwidth the target is capable of. ![image](media://31f8efc2-cc0b-49ab-b7ae-fa5ccccd9a67) ## Graph Scale There are 3 primary options for the graph scale: - **Automatic** ** **When set to Automatic, the graph will automatically scale to fit whatever graph is currently on the screen. - **Available Bandwidth** This sets the graph scale to whatever maximum inbound / outbound bandwidth (whichever is largest) - **Fixed** Options below the first two allow you to specific a fixed scale. ## Maximum Inbound / Outbound Bandwidth The maximum bandwidth is used for a number of calculations: - If the **Show on graph** option is enabled, a line will be drawn showing the maximum bandwidth. - If the **Flash on activity **option in the [Colors options](https://peakhoursupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/P4D/pages/655561) tab is turned on, the intensity of each flash is determined by the maximum bandwidth. - If **Graph Scale** is set to **Available Bandwidth**, the maximum bandwidth is used to calculate the scale of the graph. | **(Dropdown)** | - **Automatic** This setting automatically calculates the maximum bandwidth by observing throughout. You can reset this to the current graph value by clicking **Reset**.**  ** - **Custom...** Choosing this option will reveal a option to manually enter a maximum value in kbits/sec, Mbits/sec, KBytes/sec or MBytes/sec. - **Static** Choose one of the pre-configured values from the list. | | --- | --- | | **Reset**
**(Automatic only)** | If the drop down is set to **Automatic**, this resets the detected bandwidth to whatever the current maximum is displayed on the graph. | | **Show on graph** | When enabled, a line is drawn on the graph at the maximum bandwidth level. | | **With labels** | A numeric label with the maximum is drawn on the line as well. |