Netgear R6100 User Manual - Page 104

Traffic Meter, ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter

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R6100 WiFi Router Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the router Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume.  To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter. Scroll to view more settings 2. Select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. 3. (Optional) Control the volume of Internet traffic. You can use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control feature to do this. • Select the Traffic volume control by radio button and then select one of the following options: - 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. • Select the Connection time control radio button and enter the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field. 4. (Optional) If your ISP charges for extra data volume when you make a new connection, enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field. 5. In the Traffic Counter section, set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date. If you want the traffic counter to start immediately, click the Restart Counter Now button. Advanced Settings 104

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Advanced Settings
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R6100 WiFi Router
Traffic Meter
Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the
router Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume.
To monitor Internet traffic:
1.
Click
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter
.
Scroll to view
more settings
2.
Select the
Enable Traffic Meter
check box.
3.
(Optional) Control the volume of Internet traffic.
You can use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control feature
to do this.
Select the
Traffic volume control
by
radio button and then select one of the
following options:
-
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.
Select the
Connection time control
radio button and enter the allowed hours in the
Monthly limit field.
4.
(Optional) If your ISP charges for extra data volume when you make a new connection,
enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field.
5.
In the Traffic Counter section, set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date.
If you want the traffic counter to start immediately, click the
Restart Counter Now
button.