Advanced Bandwidth Monitor

In Advanced BWM mode, the Dashboard > BWM Monitor provides two monitors that enable you to monitor bandwidth usage:

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Policy-Based Ingress/Egress
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Policy-Based Top 10

These monitors display graphs of bandwidth usage based on the configured Advanced Bandwidth Management policies, such as Access Rules, App Rules, and Action Objects.

To allow a bandwidth rule to be shown in the BWM Monitor:
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On the SonicWall Security Appliance, go to Firewall > Access Rules.

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Do one of the following:
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Click the Add button.
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Click the Configure button for the rule you want to configure.

The Add/Edit Rule dialog displays.

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If you are adding a new rule, follow the steps in Adding Access Rules.
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Click the BWM tab.

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Select either or both:
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Enable Egress Bandwidth Management (‘Allow’ rules only)
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Enable Ingress Bandwidth Management (‘Allow’ rules only)
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Ether:
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Select a Bandwidth Object from the appropriate Bandwidth Object drop-down menu.
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Create a new Bandwidth Object.
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Select the Enable Tracking Bandwidth Usage option.
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Click the ADD/OK button.