NETGEAR UTM5EW-100NAS manual 464, Setting Description Enable Traffic Meter, Traffic Counter

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Table 114. WAN traffic meter settings

Setting	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 WAN1?	Internet traffic passing through the WAN1 interface (multiple WAN port models)
(multiple WAN port	or WAN interface (single WAN port models). Complete the fields that are shown
models)	on the right side of the screen (see explanations later in this table).
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
Metering on WAN?
(single WAN port	is reached. Fill in the Monthly Limit field.
models)	• 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	Select this check box 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 nonconfigurable 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 select AM or PM
	and the day of the month from the drop-down lists.
Send e-mail report	An email report is sent immediately before the counter restarts. Ensure that emailing
before restarting	of logs is enabled on the Email and Syslog screen (see Configure Logging, Alerts,
counter	and Event Notifications on page 466).

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