Connection limits for DSL and cable modem

Even though a DSL or cable modem connection behaves like a leased line, which is always online, depending on the provider connection charges can be accounted by the time.

Note: In this section all connections over a ethernet WAN port of the device, e.g. cable modem connection, will be referred as DSL connection.

To limit the costs, the maximal connection duration can be controlled with time, by arranging a time limit for DSL connections for a period of time. By default the DSL connections can only be used for a maximum of 600 minutes in six days.

Important: If the limit is reached, all DSL connections are automatically terminated. As soon as the current period has passed the time count is reset and the connection enabled. The administrator can of course reset the time count and enable the connection beforehand.

Important: If the connection has a charge limit and a short hold of "0" or "9999" seconds, the charge control is switched off and the connection is kept even if the limit is exceeded.

If in an exceptional case you would like to extend the online budget, e.g. to download a large file from the internet, you do not necessarily have to change the time limit. In this case you can manually reset the limit.

Click with the right mouse button on the error in LANmonitor and select in the menu the entry Reset Charge And Time Limit.

Note: If you cannot see the system information in LANmonitor, activate the view with View > Show Details > System Information.

In WEBconfig and in the console the commands to activate the additional time limit are as follows:

Configuration tool	Call
WEBconfig	LCOS menu tree > Setup > Charges > Activate-additional-budget
CLI	`cd /Setup/Charges` `do Activate-additional-budget`

The additional time limit is activated for the current period, in the following period normal time limit is set.