Netgear SRX5308 SRX5308 Reference Manual - Page 279

ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual Table 9-1. WAN Traffic Meter Settings Setting Description (or Subfield and 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. Complete the fields that are shown on the right side of the screen (see explanations later in this table). • No. Traffic metering is disabled. This is the default setting. Select one of the following radio buttons to specify if or how the VPN firewall applies restrictions when the traffic limit is reached: • No Limit. No restrictions are applied when the traffic limit is reached. • Download only. Restrictions are applied to incoming traffic when the traffic limit is reached. Complete the Monthly Limit field. • Both Directions. Restrictions are applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic when the traffic limit is reached. Complete the Monthly Limit field. Monthly Limit Enter the monthly traffic volume limit in MB. The default setting is 0 MB. Increase this month limit by Select this check box to temporarily increase a previously 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 Counter Send e-mail report before restarting counter Select one of the following radio buttons to specify when the traffic counter restarts: • 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. An email report is sent immediately before the counter restarts. Ensure that emailing of logs is enabled on the Email and Syslog screen (see "Activating Notification of Events, Alerts, and Syslogs" on page 9-5). Monitoring System Access and Performance 9-3 v1.0, April 2010