Traffic Meter - NETGEAR DGN2200v1 User Manual

Traffic Meter

Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your
modem router's Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume,
set a monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage.
To monitor traffic on your modem router:
Select Advanced > Traffic Meter.
1.
To enable the Traffic Meter, select the Enable
2.
Traffic Meter check box.
If you would like to record and restrict the
3.
volume of Internet traffic, select the Traffic
volume control by radio button. You can
select one of the following options for
controlling the traffic volume:
No limit. No restriction is applied when
•
the traffic limit is reached.
Download only. The restriction is
•
applied to incoming traffic only.
Both directions. The restriction is
•
applied to both incoming and outgoing
traffic.
You can limit the amount of data traffic
4.
allowed per month:
By specifying how many Mbytes per
•
month are allowed.
By specifying how many hours of traffic
•
are allowed.
Set the Traffic Counter to begin at a specific
5.
time and date.
Set up Traffic Control to issue a warning
6.
message before the monthly limit of Mbytes
or hours is reached. You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained:
The Internet LED flashes green or amber.
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The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled.
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Set up Internet Traffic Statistics to monitor the data traffic.
7.
Click the Traffic Status button if you want a live update on Internet traffic status on your
8.
modem router.
Click Apply to save your settings.
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