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View Current Activity
These reports are available to help you see what is going on in your network in real-time.
Note: View Active Connections is described in the
RTR Active Connections
section.
View NetEqualizer Log is described in the
RTR View NetEqualizer Log
section.
View P2P Report
(
back
)
The View P2P Report contains a record list of suspected P2P traffic for an IP or
subnet. Although the NetEqualizer has long been able to thwart both
encrypted
and unencrypted
P2P behavior without any controversial layer-7 packet inspection, the View
P2P Report can automatically pinpoint and identify an individual P2P user or gamer without
looking at any private data. The tool provides:
A list of users that are suspected of using P2P
A list of users that are likely hosting gaming servers
A confidence rating for each user (from high to low)
The option of tracking users by IP and MAC address
To generate the P2P Report:
From the Management and Reporting Menu,
Click on ->
View Current Activity
->
[
View
P2P Report
].
Please note the following message "
This report will take about 15 seconds
once you submit it." You will see a blank screen, and then the results will appear.
View Instantaneous Bandwidth Usage
(
back
)
Note: As of software update 7.1, we recommend viewing Instantaneous
Bandwidth Usage through the
Dynamic Real-Time Reporting
tool on the Dashboard.
Curious about how much bandwidth a particular IP address, Pool, or VLAN is utilizing on
your network? Our
Instant Report
enables you to query instantaneous bandwidth usage
in real-time
right from the NetEqualizer Web GUI. This enables you to measure a
customer’s current bandwidth utilization by IP, VLAN or Bandwidth Pool, allowing you to
actually see usage at this very moment, including any
bursting
that you have set-up on an
IP address. This instant bandwidth reporting feature
is an industry first
.
One of the things that we have noticed with reporting tools lately is that there is no easy
way to show instant bandwidth for a user. Most reporting tools smooth out usage over
some time period; a 5-minute average is the norm.
When is an Instant Bandwidth Reporting Tool useful?
1) The five-minute average reporting tool is of little use when a customer calls and tells you
they are not getting their expected bandwidth on a speed test or video. In these cases
it is best to see the instant report while they are consuming the bandwidth, not
averaged into a 5 minute aggregate.
2) If a customer has a fixed rate cap, and calls and reports that their VOIP is not working
well. The easiest and quickest way is to check what their consumption is during a VOIP
call is to see it now. You don’t need a fancy protocol analyzer to tell them they are