Administration
Measuring and Limiting Traffic with the Traffic Meter
Cisco SA 500 Series Security Appliances Administration Guide
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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.
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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.
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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.
STEP 3
In the
Traffic Counter
area, enter the following information.
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Traffic Counter:
Specify the type of action to be taken on the traffic counter.
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Restart Now:
Choose this option and then click
Apply
to reset the
counter immediately.
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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).
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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 210
.
STEP 4
In the
When Limit is Reached
area, specify the action that occurs when the traffic
counter limit is reached.
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Block All Traffic:
Choose this option to block all traffic to and from the WAN
when the traffic limit is reached.
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Block All Traffic Except E-mail:
Choose this option to block all traffic to and
from the WAN except email traffic.
STEP 5
If traffic metering is enabled, the
Internet Traffic Statistics
area displays the
following information:
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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:
It is the volume of traffic, in Megabytes, that was
uploaded through this interface.
