Netgear R6250 User Manual - Page 111

R6250 Smart WiFi Router Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the router Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume.  To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter. Scroll to view more settings 2. Select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. 3. (Optional) Control the volume of Internet traffic. You can use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control feature to do this. • Select the Traffic volume control by radio button and then select one of the following options: - No Limit. No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached. - Download only. The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only. - Both Directions. The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic. • Select the Connection time control radio button and enter the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field. 4. (Optional) If your ISP charges an amount of extra data volume when you make a new connection, enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field. 5. In the Traffic Counter section, set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date. If you want the traffic counter to start immediately, click the Restart Counter Now button. 6. In the Traffic Control section, specify whether the router should issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached. By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is issued. You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained: Advanced Settings 111