Monitoring |
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Traffic Meter |
Traffic metering allows you to measure and limit the traffic routed by
this router. |
Enable Traffic Meter |
Select the
Yes radio button to enable traffic metering. The router will keep a
record of the volume of traffic going from this interface. The router can also
be configured to place a restriction on the volume of data being transferred. |
No Limit: The default option, where no limits on
data transfer are imposed. |
Download Only: Limits the amount of download
traffic. Type in the maximum allowed data that can be downloaded in a month in
the
Monthly Limit text box. Once the limit is reached, no traffic will be
allowed from the WAN side. |
Both Directions: For this setting, the router will
calculate traffic for both directions, both uploads and downloads. The traffic
limit typed into the Monthly Limit field is shared by both upload and download
traffic. For example, for a 1GB download 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 restriction selected above. |
Increase This Month's Limit: 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 volume of traffic you want to 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. .
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Traffic Counter |
Specify the type of action to be taken on the
Traffic Counter. |
Restart Counter Now: Select this option and click
Apply to reset the counter to zero immediately. |
Restart Traffic Counter at Specific Time: Set a schedule for the Traffic Counter to restart. Typically, this is the last day of the month. Set the appropriate time and day of the month. |
Send E-mail Report before restarting counter: Select this option to receive an email report before the Traffic Counter is restarted. |
Note: The
Enable E-Mail Logs section in the
Firewall Logs & E-mail page must to be configured for this to function. |
When Limit is Reached |
Block All Traffic: When the traffic limit is
reached, all traffic to and from the WAN will be blocked. |
Block All Traffic Except E-mail: When the traffic
limit is reached, all traffic to and from the WAN will be blocked, but E-Mail
traffic will be allowed. Ensure that the
Enable E-Mail Logs section in the
Firewall Logs & E-mail page is configured. |
Internet Traffic Statistics |
If Traffic Metering is enabled for this interface, the following statistics will
be displayed: |
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Start Date/Time: The date on which the Traffic
Meter was started or the last time when the Traffic Counter was reset. |
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Outgoing Traffic Volume: The volume of traffic, in
Megabytes, that was uploaded through this interface. |
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Incoming Traffic Volume: The volume of traffic, in
Megabytes, that was downloaded through this interface. |
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Total Traffic Volume: The amount of traffic, in
Megabytes, that passed through this interface in both directions. |
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Average per day: The average volume of traffic that passed through this interface. |
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% of Standard Limit: The amount of traffic, in
percent that passed through this interface against the
Monthly Limit. |
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% of Monthly Limit: The amount of traffic, in
percent that passed through this interface against this
Month’s Limit (if the month’s limit has been
increased). |
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Click
Apply to submit your changes. |
Click
Reset to revert to the previous settings. |
Traffic by Protocol / Broadband |
The page displays traffic volume for HTTP, E-mail and other protocols. The
traffic for incoming, outgoing, per day and total per month will be displayed in
the respective fields of the table. |
Click
Refresh to reload the statistics and display the
latest data since the page was loaded. |
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