Router Bandwidth Monitor

How Does The Router Bandwidth Monitor Work?

PRTG Network Monitor allows you to monitor all the connections into the router and lets you discern how much bandwidth each connection is using. The router bandwidth monitor uses the following methods to analyze network bandwidth

• SNMP monitoring is the basic method of gathering network bandwidth and network usage data. It works with with SNMP enabled devices, such as managed switches, routers and firewalls.
• Packet Sniffing: With its built-in IP packet sniffer PRTG can inspect all network data packets travelling in your LAN or WLAN to calculate the bandwidth usage.
• NetFlow: The NetFlow protocol is supported by most Cisco routers to measure network bandwidth usage. It is the most powerful of the three methods, suitable for high traffic networks.

Monitoring is both simple and intuitive, and can be done via a web based front end, the Windows GUI or even the iPhone interface. Data retrieval and configuration is easy, and the fully customizable web interface makes it easy to customize reports to suit your business.

Apart from bandwidth monitoring, PRTG Network Monitor also offers availability and uptime monitoring, website monitoring and can be used as network load monitor, server performance monitor and for a network bandwidth test. PRTG is not only a LAN traffic monitor, but can also be used for monitoring wide area networks and VPN connections.

Download PRTG, the free network sniffer and monitoring solution now. The router bandwidth monitor is remarkably easy to install and runs on all Windows version. In just a few minutes, you can begin to monitor network activity and bandwidth usage.

The PRTG router bandwidth monitor is available as fully functional 30-day trial license and Freeware Edition, which is completely free for personal and commercial use. The Commercial Editions are required to monitor more than ten sensors or to monitor NetFlow, with licenses starting at just $380 / €250.