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--- admin-iptraffic [2023/05/21 02:04] – -set Backup and Restore to head level 2 hogwild
+++ admin-iptraffic [2023/07/13 18:49] (current) – [IP Traffic Monitoring] -clarity, condense hogwild
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 ====== IP Traffic Monitoring ======
-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.
+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 FreshTomato's //cstats// module to function.  By default, IP Traffic Monitoring is stored in: /tmp/mnt/logs/cstats.\\   \\
+IPT uses FreshTomato's //cstats// module to function.  By default, IP Traffic Monitoring is stored in: "/tmp/mnt/logs/cstats".\\   \\
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-**Enable**: Starts the IP Traffic Monitoring service.
+**Enable**: Checking this starts the IP Traffic Monitoring service.
-**Save History Location**:
+**Save History Location**: Here, you select where history data will be saved. Data stored in RAM (the default) will not survive a reboot.
-Here, you select where historical data will be saved. Data stored in RAM (the default) will not survive a reboot.
+The options include:
   * RAM *   (Default)
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   * [[:admin-cifs|CIFS 1]]
   * [[:admin-cifs|CIFS 2]]
-  * Custom Path \\ (External/USB storage)
+  * Custom Path (External/USB storage)
  \\ **Save Frequency**: This setting defines how often cstats data should be committed to the save location.
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 **Save On Shutdown**: This forces cstats to save the data file when shutting down or rebooting.
-**Create New File**: This optoin initializes/resets IP Traffic Monitoring data.
+**Create New File**: This option initializes/resets IP Traffic Monitoring data.
-**Create Backups: **If you choose a location other than RAM for **History Location** this option appears.  Daily Backups are made for historical data.  \\   \\   \\
+**Create Backups: **If you choose a location other than RAM for **History Location** this appears. Daily Backups are made for history data.  \\   \\   \\
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 **Excluded IPs**: Here, you enter any IP addresses not to be monitored by the service. The list must be comma-separated.
-**Included IPs**: Here, you enter the IP addresses you want monitored by the service. The list must be comma-separated.
+**Included IPs**: Here, you enter the IP addresses you want monitored by the service. The 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.
-**Enable Auto-Discovery**: Checking this automatically includes new IP addresses for monitoring as soon as their traffic is detected.
+**Enable Auto-Discovery**: Checking this automatically includes new IP addresses for monitoring as soon as their traffic is detected. If checked, you will not be able to edit the //Included IPs// field. Instead, a red null character ("ø**"**) will be displayed.
-**Labels on graphics**: Here, you adjust the way graphing data is displayed.
+**Labels on graphics**: Here, you can adjust the way graphing data is displayed.
-  * Show known hostnames and IPs - This will display both hostnames and IPs.
+  * Show known hostnames and IPs - This will display both hostnames and IP addresses.
-  * Prefer to show only hostnames otherwise show IPs - If hostnames aren't available, IP addresses will be displayed.
+  * 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.
-=====   Backup and Restore =====
+===== Backup and Restore =====
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