WANaccel_TCP

WAN Acceleration > TCP Acceleration

The WAN Acceleration > TCP Acceleration page provides an overview of how to configure and monitor the TCP Acceleration service. The details of this page include configuration, statistics, and connections.

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WAN Acceleration > TCP Acceleration

 

Name	Description
Configuration Tab	Enable the TCP Acceleration service and selects the mode, service object, and exclude objects. The WAN Acceleration feature must be enabled before you can enable or configure the TCP Acceleration service. Enable WAN Acceleration in the WAN Acceleration > Status page. See “Configuration Tab” section for details.
Statistics Tab	Displays egress and ingress data for the TCP Acceleration service. See “Statistics Tab” section for details.
Connections Tab	Displays a detailed list of the TCP Acceleration connection results, such as start and end time stamps, source IP address and port, and destination IP address and port. Use these results to monitor the performance of your TCP Acceleration service. See “Connections Tab” section for details.

Configuration Tab

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TCP Acceleration > Configuration

 

Name	Description
Enable TCP Acceleration	Enables or disables the TCP Acceleration service. This is selected by default.
TCP Acceleration Mode	Selects exceptions to the TCP Acceleration service.
TCP Acceleration Service Object	Selects service objects to exclude from the TCP Acceleration service. To add new service objects to the drop-down list, navigate to Network > Address Objects . Note: The option for choosing a TCP Acceleration service object is grayed out if the TCP Acceleration mode does not support it.
Address object always excluded from TCP Acceleration	Selects address objects to always exclude from the TCP Acceleration service. To add an address object to the drop-down list, navigate to Network > Address Objects .

Statistics Tab

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TCP Acceleration > Statistics

Name	Description
Covering Period	Click the Covering Period drop-down list and select the period of time the data displays on the Statistics tab.
Refresh Actions	Refreshes the WAN Acceleration > Statistics tab. The refresh interval can be entered in the text field. The interval can be increased to a maximum of 600 seconds. Click the Refresh symbol to manually update the Statistics tab. Click the Pause button to stop updates on the page.
Data and Graphs	Displays read-only data for the following:   • Egress/Ingress Total Data Reduction percentage   • Egress/Ingress WAN capacity increase factor   • New Connections   • Closed Connections   • Egress/Ingress data illustrated with bar graphs

Connections Tab

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TCP Acceleration > Connections

 

Name	Description
Remote Node	Select the remote node that your SonicWALL WXA series appliance is associated with.
# Entries	Select the number of entries to display in the Connections tab.
Refresh Actions	Refreshes the WAN Acceleration > Connections tab. The refresh interval can be entered in the text field. The interval can be increased to a maximum of 600 seconds. Click the Refresh symbol to manually update the Connections tab. Click the Pause button to stop updates on the page.
Start Time	Indicates the starting time of a connection.
End Time	Indicates the ending time of a connection.
Initiator	Displays what type of network initiated the connection.
Remote Node	Displays the node that is receiving the connection request.
Src IP	Displays the IP address where the connection started.
Src Port	Displays the port number that the connection request was sent from.
Dest IP	Displays the destination IP address.
Dest Port	Displays the destination port number.
Egress	Displays a bar graph that represents outgoing traffic on the network.
Ingress	Displays a bar graph that represents incoming traffic on the network.
Filter by	Filter the results by entering text into the appropriate input box. A combination of fields can be filtered.