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-===== IP Traffic Monitoring =====+====== IP Traffic Monitoring ======
  
-IP Traffic Monitoring allows you to record and display bandwidth usage. While similar to //[[:admin-bwm|Bandwidth Monitoring]], //IP Traffic Monitoring// //categorizes the data by individual LAN IP address.+IP Traffic Monitoring allows you to record and graphically display bandwidth usage. IP Traffic Monitoring is similar to [[:admin-bwm|Bandwidth Monitoring]]////but it categorizes the data //by individual LAN IP address//.
  
-IPT uses the FreshTomato's cstats module to function.+IPT uses FreshTomato'//cstats// module to function.  By default, IP Traffic Monitoring is stored in: "/tmp/mnt/logs/cstats".\\   \\
  
-By default, IP Traffic Monitoring is stored in/tmp/mnt/logs/cstats. \\   \\+{{:pasted:20220107-061254.png}}  \\  \\
  
-{{:pasted:20220107-061254.png}}  \\+**Enable**Checking this starts the IP Traffic Monitoring service.
  
-**Enable**: Starts the IPT service+**Save History Location**: Here, you select where history data will be saved. Data stored in RAM (the default) will not survive a reboot.
  
-**Save History Location**:+The options include:
  
-Here, you select where historical data will be saved. Data stored in RAM (the defaultwill not survive a reboot.+  * RAM *   (Default) 
 +  * [[:admin-jffs2|JFFS2]]  
 +  * [[:admin-cifs|CIFS 1]] 
 +  * [[:admin-cifs|CIFS 2]] 
 +  * Custom Path (External/USB storage)
  
-  * RAM * (Default) + \\ **Save Frequency**: This setting defines how often cstats data should be committed to the save location.
-  JFFS2  +
-  CIFS 1 +
-  CIFS 2 +
-  Custom Path+
  
- \\+**Save On Shutdown**: This forces cstats to save the data file when shutting down or rebooting.
  
-**Save Frequency**: Defines how often cstats data should be committed to the save location.+**Create New File**: This option initializes/resets IP Traffic Monitoring data.
  
-**Save On Shutdown**: Forces cstats to save the data file when shutting down, or rebooting.+**Create Backups: **If you choose a location other than RAM for **History Location** this appears. Daily Backups are made for history data.  \\   \\   \\
  
-**Create New File**Initializes/Resets IP Traffic Monitoring data.+{{:pasted:20220107-061845.png}}
  
-**Create Backups**FIXME  \\   \\   \\+ \\ **First Day Of The Month**: This specifies the first day of each monthly cycle. Setting this to match your ISP's billing cycle might help you track/manage bandwidth costs.
  
-{{:pasted:20220107-061845.png}}+**Excluded IPs**Here, you enter any IP addresses not to be monitored by the service. The list must be comma-separated.
  
- \\\\ **First Day Of The Month**: Specifies which is the first day of each monthly cycleSome people choose to change+**Included IPs**: Here, you enter the IP addresses you want monitored by the serviceThe list must be comma-separated. Note that you will not be able to edit in this field if the //Enable Auto-Discovery// setting is enabled.
  
-this to match their Internet provider's billing cycle, to manage extra bandwidth costs.+**Enable Auto-Discovery**: Checking this automatically includes new IP addresses for monitoring as soon as their traffic is detected. If checkedyou will not be able to edit the //Included IPs// field. Instead, a red null character ("ø**"**) will be displayed.
  
-**Excluded IPs**: Here, you manually enter the IP addresses not to be monitored by the service. The list must be comma-separated.+**Labels on graphics**: Here, you can adjust the way graphing data is displayed.
  
-**Included IPs**: Hereyou manually enter the IP addresses to be monitored by the serviceThe list must be comma-separated.+  Show known hostnames and IPs - This will display both hostnames and IP addresses. 
 +  Prefer to show only hostnames otherwise show IP addresses - If hostnames aren't available, IP addresses will be displayed. 
 +  * Show only IPs This will always show only IP addresses.
  
-**Enable Auto-Discovery**: Checking this automatically includes new IP addresses for monitoring as soon as their traffic is detected. 
  
-**Labels on graphics**: Here you adjust the way data is displayed.+===== Backup and Restore =====
  
-  * Show known hostnames and IPs: This will display both hostnames and IPs. + \\ \\  {{:pasted:20220107-062425.png}}
-  * Prefer to show only hostnames otherwise show IPs:  If hostnames aren't available, IP addresses will be displayed. +
-  * Show only IPsThis will always show only IP addresses.\\+
  
-Backup and Restore -\\  {{:pasted:20220107-062425.png}}\\  As per Bandwidth Monitoring here is where you can manually Backup and Restore your cstat data, essentially saving/restoring via your PC.+ \\ Here, you can manually Backup and Restore cstats data to a PC or other device.  You can edit the backup file name in the field under "Backup". Backup files are saved in .gzipa compressed file format. Gzip files can be opened with archive software on most operating systems. 
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 +Clicking on the //Browse... //button lets you browse your client device's storage to find an existing backup file to restoreClicking the "Restore" button will restore that file's data to the IP Traffic Monitoring log system. 
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admin-iptraffic.1642010564.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/01/12 18:02 by hogwild