User guide

Using the Traffic Monitor
156 Check Point ZoneAlarm User Guide
Note: The firewall blocks broadcast packets used during the normal operation of
your network. This may lead to a certain amount of traffic of the type "Traffic
blocked by firewall" that appears under normal circumstances and usually does not
indicate an attack.
Configuring Traffic Monitor Settings
You can configure the interval at which the ZoneAlarm router should collect traffic data
for network traffic reports.
To configure Traffic Monitor settings
1. Click Reports in the main menu, and click the Traffic tab.
The Traffic Monitor page appears.
2. Click Settings.
The Traffic Monitor Settings page appears.
3. In the Sample monitoring data every field, type the interval (in seconds) at
which the ZoneAlarm router should collect traffic data.
The default value is one sample every 1800 seconds (30 minutes).