| In today's internet, video downloading, p2p | | | | First, you need to setup a SPAN port in your |
| programs, or online IPTV programs can easily | | | | switch. To monitor other computers, the |
| consume most of your internet bandwidth. To | | | | computer with WFilter installed in shall be |
| make your internet access more efficient, it is | | | | connected to the SPAN port. |
| important for you to monitor internet bandwidth | | | | 2. Real-time bandwidth monitoring. |
| of each computers on your network. And certain | | | | Upon properly deployed, you will be able to |
| protocols shall be blocked during working hours. | | | | monitor internet activity and all internet |
| This tutorial will guide you in installing, setting up | | | | connections of all computers. |
| and using "WFilter Enterprise" to monitor your | | | | The "Online Computers" of WFilter shows a list of |
| Internet bandwidth (uploading and downloading). | | | | online computers. |
| 1. Setup a SPAN port for monitoring. | | | | |
| Generally speaking, a computer connected to a | | | | "Real-time bandwidth" shows current bandwidth |
| switch or a router can only receive its own traffic. | | | | usage diagram and top 20 computers. |
| To monitor other computers, your computer shall | | | | |
| be able to see other computer's network traffic. | | | | 3. Protocol Bandwidth Usage Report. |
| "Port mirroring", a feature of switch, allows you to | | | | The "Protocol Usage Report" shows the exact |
| setup a "monitoring port" in the switch to receive | | | | bandwidth usage for different protocols of each |
| packets of other ports. | | | | computer. |