User guide

Chapter 6 – RouteFinder Software
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Tracking > Accounting
Tracking
Tracking > Accounting
The Accounting function records all packets through network interfaces. It also keeps track of the traffic from / to
other IP addresses configured and sums up their byte sizes.
The traffic sum for each day and the current month is calculated. This is the amount that your ISP (Internet
Service Provider) will charge to you if your payment plan is based on the amount of data you transfer.
On this screen you can specify which local devices will have their network traffic counted and recorded. You can
also exclude hosts or networks from the accounting process.
After installing your RouteFinder, all networks are included in the accounting function. However, you can
exclude Hosts or Networks from Accounting. This could be useful if the interface to the DMZ is entered in the
Accounting while one particular computer in the DMZ is not to be accounted. If this one computer is only to be
used for internal purposes, it does not make sense to include its information traffic in the accounting balance.
Note: The traffic will be displayed as graphs in Statistics & Logs > Accounting.
Accounting Device
Accounting Device
From the Accounting Device drop down box, select the network to have its traffic counted. The
options are LAN, WAN, and DMZ. Click the Add button to confirm your entry. After the entry is
completed, a table for this network is created.
IP-Based Accounting
IP Address
Enter the IP addresses for which traffic is to be monitored. The traffic to and from the particular IP
address destined to one of the firewall’s interfaces and the traffic to and from the particular IP address
and forwarded by the firewall will be considered for accounting. Click the Add button.
VPN Accounting
VPN-Based Accounting
Check the VPN Accounting Status box to have the VPN status monitored by the accounting function.
Click the Save button.