Netgear DGFV338 DGFV338 Reference Manual - Page 51

DGFV338 ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router Reference Manual Table 2-2. Traffic Meter Parameters Parameter Enable Traffic Meter Enable Monthly Limit Increase this month's limit This month's limit Restart traffic counter Restart Counter Now Send E-mail Report before restarting counter When limit is reached Internet Traffic Statistics Traffic by Protocol Description 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 is reached. • Download only - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to the incoming traffic only • Both Directions - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic only 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. Use this to temporarily increase the Traffic Limit if you have reached the monthly 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 displays the limit for the current month. This determines when the traffic counter restarts. Choose the desired time and day of the month. Click this button to restart the Traffic Counter immediately. If checked, an E-mail report will be sent immediately before restarting the counter. You must configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work (see "Event Logs and Alerts" on page 4-32). Select the desired option: • 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 be blocked. • If using this option, you may also select the Send E-mail alert option. You must configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work. This displays statistics on Internet Traffic via the WAN port. If you have not enabled the Traffic Meter, these statistics are not available. 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. Basic Installation and Configuration v1.0, April 2007 2-21