# Templates Detail
A Template is a way to control all settings for a Network Group. Basically a linked Network Group will inherit all values from a template.
A Template offers the following:
* Controls initial settings at network creation
* Best template is matched using the Beacons and the right template is selected as follows:
* Fastest Beacon, so any Template that matches the Beacon Id.
* We then match the best list of Templates using Latency and Bandwidth.
2Pint has provided many out-of-the-box templates which represents settings for various scenarios. At the "Templates" page, select the edit button next to any template to view and adjust settings.
The table below lists all of the settings available within a template. The setting defaults will differ between templates depending on their purpose. Please review the information on the [Bandwidth Management and Allocation](https://documentation.2pintsoftware.com/stifler/2.10/operations/bandwidth-management) page which explains how different settings applies to different scenarios.
### Network Group Template
Setting
Description / Options
Id
The GUID which is assigned to the template.
Description
A description of the template.
Date Added
The date and time in which the template was created.
Networks on this group is directly routed
Options:
Direct route
Not directly routed (via NAT)
### Bandwidth and Throttling Settings
| Setting | Description / Options |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Type of network |
Options:
Regular network (default)
Well connected
VPN
DataCenter
BuildDepot
|
| Internet breakout |
Options:
No separate throttling for Internet traffic (default)
No separate throttling for Internet traffic
|
| Throttling of bandwidth | Mb/s (Mbs) |
| Max bandwidth (downstream) | b/s (Not set) |
| Target bandwidth by % | 0-100% |
| Separate throttling of internet bandwidth | b/s |
| Well connected DO bandwidth | b/s |
| Well connected BITS bandwidth | b/s |
| Non-leader DO bandwidth for regular networks | Kb/s |
| Non-leader BITS bandwidth for regular networks | Kb/s |
### Automatic throttling and LEDBAT++ settings
| Setting | Description / Options |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Beacon | FQDN of Beacon server |
| Measure vs template values |
Options:
Beacon measure wins (default)
Template wins
|
| Automatic bandwidth tuning |
Options:
0 - Disabled
1 - Latency
8 - LEDBAT
16 - Estimate Max Bandwidth
See this page for more information about bandwidth tuning.
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| Server Secret | \ |
| Set LEDBAT++ on BITS Uploads |
Options:
Do set BITS uploads to use LEDBAT++
Use LEDBAT++ for uploads
|
| Set BranchCache to local mode on Wifi |
Options:
Disabled (default)
Enabled
|
| Force distributed mode |
Options:
Disabled (default)
Enabled
|
| Force Hosted Cache Mode |
Options:
Disabled (default)
Enabled
|
| Set BranchCache to use port 1337, 1338, 1339 |
Options:
Yes, manage the ports (default)
Manually manage ports
|
| Manage cache sizes |
Options:
Enabled (default)
Managed manually
|
| Cache options set (change via WMI) | 10 GB for disks 128 GB and less, 10% for 250-500 and 50 GB for 480+ |
| Disable GreenLeader for clients on wired networks |
Options:
Wired clients can use Green Leaders (default)
Wired clients use distributed mode
|
| Always use Green Leader(s) for clients on Wifi |
Options:
Wifi clients may use Green Leaders (default)
Wifi clients always use Green Leaders
|
| Automatically select Blue Leader(s) if needed |
