ProSecure Unified Threat Management UTM10 or UTM25 Reference Manual

Table 11-1. WAN Traffic Meter Settings

Setting

Description (or Subfield and Description)

 

 

 

Enable Traffic Meter

 

 

 

 

Do you want to

Select one of the following radio buttons to configure traffic metering:

enable Traffic

Yes. Traffic metering is enabled, and the traffic meter records the volume of

Metering on

Internet traffic passing through the WAN1 (UTM25) or WAN (UTM10) interface.

WAN1? (UTM25)

Complete the fields below (on the screen, these fields are presented on the right).

or

No. Traffic metering is disabled. This is the default setting.

Select one of the following radio buttons to specify if or how the UTM applies

 

Do you want to

restrictions when the traffic limit is reached:

No Limit. No restrictions are applied when the traffic limit is reached.

enable Traffic

Download only. Restrictions are applied to incoming traffic when the traffic limit is

Metering on

reached. Complete the monthly limit field below.

WAN? (UTM10)

Both Directions. Restrictions are applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic

 

 

when the traffic limit is reached. Complete the monthly limit field below.

 

 

 

 

Monthly Limit

Enter the monthly traffic volume limit in MB. The default setting is

 

 

0 MB.

 

Increase this

Select this checkbox to temporarily increase a previously

 

month limit by

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 non-configurable field that displays the total monthly

 

 

traffic volume limit that is applicable to this month. This total is

 

 

the sum of the monthly traffic volume and the increased traffic

 

 

volume.

 

 

 

Traffic Counter

 

 

 

 

 

Restart traffic

Select one of the following radio buttons to specify when the traffic counter restarts:

counter

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 choose AM or PM

 

and the day of the month from the pull-down menus.

 

 

Send e-mail

An e-mail report is sent immediately before restarting the counter. Ensure that

report before

e-mailing of logs is enabled on the Email and Syslog screen (see “Configuring

restarting counter

Logging, Alerts, and Event Notifications” on page 11-5).

 

 

 

Monitoring System Access and Performance

11-3

v1.0, September 2009

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