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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Table 84. Broadband Traffic Meter screen settings Setting Description
Enable Traffic Meter
Do you want to
enable Traffic
Metering on
Broadband?
Select one of the following radio buttons to configure traffic metering:
• Yes. Traffic metering is enabled, and the traffic meter records the volume of
Internet traffic passing through the WAN interface. Complete the fields that are
shown on the right side of the screen (see explanations later in this table).
• No. Traffic metering is disabled. This is the default setting.
Select one of the following radio buttons to specify if or how the wireless VPN
firewall applies restrictions when the traffic limit is reached:
• No Limit. No restrictions are applied when the traffic limit is reached.
• Download only. Restrictions are applied to incoming traffic when the traffic limit is
reached. Fill in the Monthly Limit field.
• Both Directions. Restrictions are applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic
when the traffic limit is reached. Fill in the Monthly Limit field.
Monthly Limit Enter the monthly traffic volume limit in MB. The default setting is
0 MB.
Increase this
month limit by Select this check box to temporarily increase a previously
specified monthly traffic volume limit, and enter the additional
allowed volume in MB. The default setting is 0 MB.
Note: When you click Apply to save these settings, this field is
reset to 0 MB so that the increase is applied only once.
This month limit This is a nonconfigurable field that displays the total monthly
traffic volume limit that applies to this month. This total is the sum
of the monthly traffic volume and the increased traffic volume.
Traffic Counter
Restart Traffic
Counter Select one of the following radio buttons to specify when the traffic counter restarts:
• Restart Traffic Counter Now. Select this option, and click Apply at the bottom of
the screen to restart the traffic counter immediately.
• Restart Traffic Counter at a Specific Time. Restart the traffic counter at a
specific time and day of the month. Fill in the time fields, and select AM or PM and
the day of the month from the drop-down lists.
Send e-mail report
before restarting
counter
An email report is sent immediately before the counter restarts. Ensure that emailing
of logs is enabled on the Firewall Logs & E-mail screen (see Configure Logging,
Alerts, and Event Notifications on page 349).