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Clearing Client Usage Data on the MX Security Appliance

The WAN appliance will clear its client usage data on Network-wide > Monitor > Clients whenever the Client Tracking mode is changed. To clear the client usage data please follow the steps below.

1. Log into your Dashboard account and select your WAN appliance network from the Network drop down.
2. Navigate to Security & SD-WAN > Configure > Addressing & VLANs.

3. Take note of the current setting under Client Tracking. The possible options are Track by MAC address and Track by IP address.

Screenshot from Dashboard showing the MX's client tracking methods, including 'Track clients by MAC' and 'Track clients by IP'.

4. Change the Client tracking mode by selecting the choice that is not currently selected. For example, if Track by MAC address is selected, chose Track by IP address and if Track by IP address is selected, choose Track by MAC address.
5. Click Save Changes.

6. Click Confirm at the top of the page. 

Screenshot from dashboard showing the yellow box that appears at the top of the page to confirm the settings to be saved.

7. Select the option that was originally chosen, as noted in step 3.

8. Click Save Changes again.

9. Click Confirm again at the top of the page. 

 

The client usage data has been deleted. This can be verified on the Network-wide > Monitor > Clients page.

Figure 1. Client usage data before changing Client tracking mode. 

Screenshot from dashboard network-wide-> clients page showing three connected clients and the application pie chart populated.

Figure 2. Client usage data after changing Client tracking mode. 

Screenshot from dashboard network-wide-> clients page showing no connected clients and the application pie chart not populated.

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