This article will quickly guide you to a very important function that can let you have control over your devices usage policies and avoid extra-consumption in the monthly bill.
IMPORTANT: When you set a data limit for your devices, please ensure that once the limit is reached, your devices do not try to connect every few seconds. It is your responsibility to introduce a random back off timer.
1. Click on Device Policies
2. Open your desired Service Policy
2.1. Activate "Generic Limits for devices"
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2.2. For DATA open the drop down Menu and select the MB limit based on the usage of your device
NOTE: The limit will be applied to all the devices which are associated with the selected Service Policy
The limit is valid along the current month and will auto-restart from 0MB on the first day of every month.
WARNING: Do not switch off "Device May use data" it will complete disable the connection and your devices will go offline!
Once you set the limit wait for the confirmation popping-up in your screen:
2.3. For SMS open the drop down Menu and select the SMS limit based on the usage of your device (MO: SMS sent - MT: SMS received)
Example:
NOTE: The limit will be applied to all the devices which are associated with the selected Service Policy
The limit is valid along the current month and will auto-restart from 0SMS on the first day of every month
Once you set the limit wait for the confirmation popping-up in your screen:
E.G. your Service Policy is setup to limit the monthly usage of your device to 10 MB and max 5 SMS MO/MT, it will be appear like this:
3. Switch-Off the Limits
For both limits, just disable the function below
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3.1. Disable data limits only
From the drop Down Menu select: No Limit
WARNING: Do not switch off "Device May use data" it will complete disable the connection and your device will go offline!
3.2. Disable SMS limits
From the drop Down Menu select: No Limit
Note: If you want to completely do not allow your device to send/receive SMS, switch off both or one of the 2 functions:
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