Cisco Small Business Pro SA 520W Administration Manual page 198

Administration
Measuring and Limiting Traffic with the Traffic Meter
STEP 3
Cisco SA 500 Series Security Appliances Administration Guide
• Traffic Limit Type: Choose one of the following options:
- No Limit: The default option, where no limits on data transfer are
imposed.
- Download Only: Limits the amount of download traffic. Enter the
maximum allowed data (in Megabytes) that can be downloaded for a
given month in the Monthly Limit text box. Once the limit is reached, no
traffic is allowed from the WAN side.
- Both Directions: For this setting, the router will calculate traffic for both
upload and download directions. The traffic limit typed into the Monthly
Limit field is shared by both upload and download traffic. For example, for
a 1GB limit, if a 700 MB file is downloaded then the remaining 300 MB
must be shared between both upload and download traffic. The amount
of traffic downloaded will reduce the amount of traffic that can be
uploaded and vice-versa.
• Monthly Limit: Enter the volume limit in the Monthly Limit field that is
applicable for this month. This limit will apply to the type of direction
(Download Only or Both) selected above.
• Increase This Month's Limit: If the monthly traffic limit has been reached
and you need to temporarily increase the limit, check this option and type in
the amount of the increase.
• This Month's Limit: Displays the data transfer limit applicable for this month
which is the sum of the value in the Monthly Limit field and the Increase this
Month's Limit field.
In the Traffic Counter area, enter the following information.
• Traffic Counter: Specify the type of action to be taken on the traffic counter.
- Restart Now: Choose this option and then click Apply to reset the
counter immediately.
- Specific Time: Choose this option if you want the counter to restart at a
specified date and time. Then enter the time in hours (HH) and minutes
(MM) and select the day of the month (1st to Last).
• Send E-mail Report before restarting counter: Choose this option to send
an email report before the traffic counter is restarted. The email is sent to the
address configured in the Logging section, if logging is enabled. See
Remote Logging, page 203.
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