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Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports
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 WAN2 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
• Download only - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to the
• Both Directions - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to both
Enable Monthly Limit Use this if your ISP charges for additional traffic. If enabled, enter 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 Use this to temporarily increase the Traffic Limit if you have reached the monthly
month's limit limit, but need to continue accessing the Internet. Check the checkbox and enter the
desired increase. (The checkbox will automatically 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 This determines when the traffic counter restarts. Choose the desired time and day of
counter the month.
Restart Counter Now Click this button to restart the Traffic Counter immediately.
Send E-mail Report If checked, an E-mail report will be sent immediately before restarting the counter.
before restarting You must configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work (see
counter E-Mail Notifications of Event Logs and Alerts" on page
When limit is Select the desired option:
reached • 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
• If using this option, you may also select the Send E-mail alert option. You must
Internet Traffic This displays statistics on Internet Traffic via the WAN port. If you have not enabled
Statistics 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.
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is reached.
incoming traffic only
incoming and outgoing traffic only
be blocked.
configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work.
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