• SonicOS 7.1
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• System Monitor
  • Using the Toolbar
  • Common Features
    • Legends
    • Tooltips
    • Changing Chart Format
    • Selecting IPv6/IPv4
    • Current, Minimum, Maximum Display
  • Multicore Monitor
  • Applications Bandwidth
  • Interface Usage
    • Packet Rate Monitor
    • Packet Size
  • Connection Usage
    • Active Connection Count
• Protocol Monitor
  • Enabling the Protocol Monitor
  • Using the Toolbar
  • Using Per-Chart Viewing Options
    • Legends
    • Tooltips
• Policy Monitor
  • Using the Toolbar
  • Common Features
    • Legends
    • Tooltips
    • Changing Chart Format
    • Scaling a Chart
  • Security Policy
  • NAT Policy
  • Route Policy
  • Decryption Policy
  • DoS Policy
• User Monitor
• Bandwidth Monitor
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Bandwidth Monitor

The Real Time Charts > BWM Monitor page displays policy-based bandwidth usage for ingress and egress network traffic, and a second chart with the top 10 for policy-based bandwidth usage.

The Bandwidth Monitor charts are available for All Policies or for selected policies in the drop-down policies list next to the chart. The refresh interval rate is configurable from 3 to 30 seconds. The bandwidth management priority is depicted by guaranteed, maximum, and dropped. The following display settings and configurable controls are available on this page:

Option	Widget	Description
View Range		Displays data pertaining to a specific span of time. The View Range is configurable in 60 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes (default).
Refresh every		Determines the frequency at which data is refreshed. A numerical integer between 1 to 10 seconds is required. The default is 3 seconds.
Play		Unfreezes the data flow. The time and date will refresh as soon as the data flow is updated. The Play button appears black if the data flow is live.
Pause		Freezes the data flow. The time and date will also freeze. The Pause button appears black if the data flow has been frozen.
Stacked Chart		Click the Stacked Bar Chart icon to display the chart in flow (area) chart format. The x-axis displays the current time and the y-axis displays the amount of ingress and egress traffic in Mbps.
Bar Chart		Click the Bar Chart icon to display the chart in bar chart format. The x-axis displays Rules in the Policy-Based Ingress/Egress chart and the names of the top 10 policies for bandwidth usage in the Policy-Based Top 10 chart. The y-axis displays the amount of ingress and egress traffic in Mbps. The Policy-Based Top 10 chart is always displayed as a bar chart with one bar for each policy.
Policies display		Specifies which Policies are displayed in the Policy-Based Ingress/Egress chart. A drop-down menu allows you to specify All Policies or select individual policies. The individual policies vary depending on the configured policies available. Multiple policies can be selected.

Enabling BWM Monitor

For Classic Mode, bandwidth management policies are configured from the Policy > Rules and Policies > Access Rules page. To view the BWM chart, edit the access rule for which you want to view the BWM chart and under Traffic Shaping tab, select the Egress BWM, Ingress BWM, and enable Track Bandwidth Usage options.