Tracking bandwidth usage for websites is a vital requirement for hosting companies and Cloud service providers. If bandwidth exceeds its stipulated limit some providers require the websites to be suspended. Other actions may include automatic selling of additional quota so that the websites keep running without interruption. For better assistance in every scenario, HC10 provides various settings to regulate bandwidth usage.

To configure bandwidth usage settings, from top right corner of your screen, click and then go to Panel Configuration >> Bandwidth Usage Settings.

• Reports Frequency: It is the time interval for sending reports.
  
  

  Never - This option, if selected, no bandwidth usage report is sent ever. Daily - This option, if selected, bandwidth usage report is sent daily. Weekly -  This option, if selected, bandwidth usage report is sent weekly. Monthly - This option, if selected, bandwidth usage report is sent monthly.

• Send Warning Email: Select Yes check box to send usage alerts to customers when bandwidth usage reaches a certain size limit. 
• Send Email When: The size limit is represented in terms of percentage of bandwidth used. When bandwidth usage reaches this size limit, an email is sent. 
• Reports Frequency: It is the time interval for sending usage alerts.
  
  

  Daily - This option, if selected, usage alert is sent daily after a certain size limit is reached. Weekly -  This option, if selected, usage alert is sent weekly after a certain size limit is reached. Monthly - This option, if selected, usage alert is sent monthly after a certain size limit is reached.

   
• Threshold Limit: Sometimes on jumping the bandwidth usage threshold, service providers are required to take some action such as suspend services.
• Action to Perform: As soon as the bandwidth usage exceeds the specified threshold limit, three subsequent actions can be performed.
  

   

  Do Nothing - This option, if selected, no subsequent action is taken when bandwidth usage exceeds the specified threshold. Sell Add-On - This option, if selected, sells an add-on when bandwidth usage exceeds the specified threshold. Suspend Resource - This option, if selected, suspends services like virtual machines and websites, when bandwidth usage exceeds the specified threshold.

• Add-On Quantity: In Actions to Perform, if Sell Add-On is selected then specify its quantity as required.