Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports

4-14 Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet

202-10085-01, March 2005

Table 4-1. Traffic meter

Parameter Description
Enable Traffic Meter Check this if you wish to record the volume of Internet traffic passing through the
Router's WAN1 or WAN2 port.WAN1 or W AN2 can be selected through the drop
down menu, the entire configuration is specific to each wan interface.
• No Limit - If this is selected specified restriction will not be applied when traffic limit
is reached.
• Download only - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to the
incoming traffic only
• Both Directions - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to both
incoming and outgoing traffic only
Enable Monthly Limit Use this if your ISP charges for additional traffic. If enabled, en ter the monthly
volume limit and select the desired behavior when the limit is reached.
Note: Both incoming and outgoing traffic are included in the limit.
Increase this
month's limit Use this to temporarily increase the Traffic Limit if you have reached the monthly
limit, but need to continue accessing the Internet. Check the checkbox and enter the
desired increase. (The checkbo x wil l autom atically be cleared when saved so the
increase is only applied once.)
This month's limit This displays the limit for the current month.
Restart traffic
counter This determines when the traffic counter restarts. Choose the desired time and day of
the month.
Restart Counter Now Click this button to restart the Traffic Counter immediately.
Send E-mail Report
before restarting
counter
If checked, an E-mail report will be sent immediately before restarting the counter.
You must configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work (see “Getting
E-Mail Notifications of Event Logs and Alerts” on page 6-30).
When limit is
reached Select the desired option:
• Block all traffic - all access to and from the Internet will be blocked.
• Block all traffic except E-mail - Only E-mail traffic will be allowed. All other traffic will
be blocked.
• If using this option, you may also select the Send E-mail alert optio n. You must
configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work.
Internet Traf fic
Statistics This displays statistics on Internet Traffic via the W AN port. If you have not enabled
the Traffic Meter, these statistics are not available.
Traffic by Protocol Click this button if you want to know more details of the Internet Traffic. The volume
of traffic for each protocol will be displayed in a sub-window.Traffic counters are
updated in MBytes scale, counter starts only when traffic passed is at least 1MB.