Overview
Kerio Control allows configuring a limit for the volume of data a user is allowed to transfer. Furthermore, Kerio Control allows defining what happens once the quota is exceeded.
To define user quotas from the Kerio Control, follow the steps below.
Process
- Open the Administration interface and navigate to Accounting and Monitoring > Data Gathering.
- Check the Gather internet usage statistics box.
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- In the Administration interface, go to Users.
- Select the desired user or user group and click on Edit (or double-click the desired user to edit).
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- Click the Quota tab and select one of the options among the following: Enable daily limit, Enable weekly limit or Enable monthly limit. Use the Direction drop-down menu to set limits for Download, Upload or All traffic.
- Define the quotas.
- Choose one of the Exceeded quota action options: you may either Block all further traffic or use Don't block further traffic instead to limit connection speed for the user once the limit is exceeded.
- Click on Close.