User's Manual

Advanced Settings
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N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300
Traffic Meter
Traffic metering lets you monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s
Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and view traffic usage.
 To monitor Internet traffic:
1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > T
raffic Meter.
Scroll to view
more settings
2. To enable the traffic meter, select the Enable Traffic Meter check box.
3. To record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic, select the Traffic volume control by
radio button. You can select one of the following options for controlling the traffic volume:
• No Limit. No restriction is applied when the traf
fic limit is reached.
• Download only. The restriction is applied to incoming traf
fic only.
• Both Directions. The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traf
fic.
4. You can limit the amount of data traffic allowed per month by specifying how many Mbytes
per month are allowed or by specifying how many hours of traf
fic are allowed.
5. Set the T
raffic Counter to begin at a specific time and date.
6. Set up Traffic Control to issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or
hours is reached.
You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained:
• The Internet LED flashes green or amber
.
• The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled.
7. Set up Internet
T
raffic Statistics to monitor the data traffic.
8. Click the Traffic Status button for an update on Internet traf
fic status on your router.
9. Click Apply to save your settings.