Quick Reference Guide

ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 FVS338 Reference Manual
VPN Firewall and Network Management 6-29
v1.0, January 2010
• Monthly Limit. Use this option if your ISP charges for additional traffic. Enter the
monthly volume limit and select the desired behavior when the limit is reached. If enabled,
enter the monthly volume limit and select the desired behavior when the limit is reached.
• Increase this month limit by. Temporarily increase the traffic limit if you have reached
the monthly limit, but need to continue accessing the Internet. Select the checkbox and
enter the desired increase. (The checkbox will automatically be cleared when saved so that
the increase is only applied once.)
• This month limit. Displays the limit for the current month.
3. In the Traffic Counter section, make your traffic counter selections:
• Restart Traffic Counter Now. Select this option and click Apply 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 choose AM or PM and the day of the
month from the pull-down menus.
• Send e-mail report before restarting counter. An e-mail report will be sent just before
restarting the counter. You must configure the e-mail capability in order for this function
to work (see “Activating Notification of Events and Alerts” on page 6-23).
4. In the When limit is reached section, make the following choice:
• 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.
• Send E-mail alert. You must configure the e-mail capability in order for this function to
work (see “Activating Notification of Events and Alerts” on page 6-23).
5. Click Apply to save your settings.
Note: Both incoming and outgoing traffic are included in the limit.
Warning: If the Block All Traffic radio button is selected, the WAN port shuts
down once its traffic limit is reached