CommTraffic User Manual - Bandwidthco Computer Security
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1. Show Message Play Sound Notify a domain user Execute command Enabled T Message caption Message text You are about to exceed your traffic limit I Use these settings as default for this action Help 4 Back Done Cancel Click on the Done button and the new limit will be added The Alarms tab will now display the information about the imposed limits You can see the alarm name the provider the limit applies to limit type traffic amount time etc whether it is active or disabled the maximum value of the limit the specified alert threshold and the actual amount of traffic downloaded time spend online with the selected provider CommTraffic can help you monitor your Internet connection expenses in real time A wizard will guide you through the process of creating a new expense Another wizard will assist you in inputting the details of your tariff plan Once the new expense is set the program will report the amount that you spent for the Internet connection during the specified period Besides expenses CommTraffic is capable of reporting general statistics for each host on the LAN For each host the program can report incoming outgoing and total traffic as well as calculate the percentage of the traffic generated by a host in the total traffic of the LAN Each computer is identified by IP and MAC address If you would like to watch your Internet connection expenses with CommTraffic y2. Connection time or traffic cost is often different at different times of the day The next screen will allow you to specify the time of the day when the current price is applicable Click on the Next button to go to the screen where you need to specify the cost of traffic connection time If you selected the Prepaid volume included tariff type the next screen will allow you to specify further details of your tariff plan regarding the traffic included into your monthly fee Please select one of the four options P Edit Period Traffic volume Prepaid volume included E x Select what type of traffic is included in your monthly fee and how it is calculated if the limit is exceeded Incoming and outgoing traffic is calculated separately incoming is paid if the limit is exceeded outgoing is always free Incoming and outgoing traffic is calculated separately both are paid if the limit is exceeded Summary incoming outgoing traffic is calculated and is paid if the limit is exceeded Advanced Cancel Incoming and outgoing traffic is calculated separately incoming is paid if the limit is exceeded outgoing is always free select this option if your ISP charges you for incoming traffic only without limiting the use of outgoing traffic Then you will be able to specify the volume of incoming traffic included into the monthly fee and the cost of the extra incoming traffic Incoming and outgoing traffic is calcul
3. Monitoring Traffic CommTraffic offers a powerful set of tools for monitoring current network traffic and network utilization Launch CommTraffic Console and select the Monitor tab to start viewing the traffic statistics and the network bandwidth utilization in numerical and graphical form ToolBox All Known Providers ol x File View Provider Settings Help Monitor Incoming Monitor a Reports l A Outgoing Each section may be of one of three types Incoming Outgoing or Summary The section type is displayed on the left side of section s caption bar The graph illustrates the current network utilization The peak value of the graph represents the highest bandwidth utilization within the time range shown by the graph The peak value is displayed as a number in the graph s upper left corner Additional information about the traffic is available in the section s caption bar Current indicates the network throughput value for the past 2 seconds Average shows the average network throughput value during the past hour and Maximum shows the highest throughput during the past hour The Monitor tab allows you to display several sections one or more for each of the traffic types Incoming Outgoing and Summary traffic You can close a section by clicking on the sign in the upper left corner of the section and clicking Section gt Close or right clicking on the section and clicking Section gt Close If you woul
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5. f i x Select a time period for the limit C One day C One week One month From fl 1 2003 12 00 00 AM F From Reset the limit automatically upon expiration Help 4 Back Next gt Cancel Click on the Next button to continue defining the limit If your limits are based on the traffic size the next screen will allow you to set the maximum traffic size for the period of time that you have just specified Click on the arrows to set the maximum traffic limit and choose the traffic units from the drop down menu If the starting traffic is not zero you may change its value by clicking on the arrows next to the Initial value field and choose the traffic units from the drop down menu The Threshold track bar below allows you to specify how far into the limit the alarm should be triggered Dragging the slider to the right or to the left will determine how far in advance you will receive the warning about exceeding the limit The Initial value field allows you to enter the volume of traffic that has been used from the beginning of the period up to the moment of CommTraffic installation This field enables you to add this traffic to the total volume for the specified period Click on the Next button to move to the actions screen A Create Alarm 1 GB limit alert Incoming traffic volume d x Maximum incoming traffic volume for the specified period of time Maximum value Initial value 1024 MB had 0 H MB hd
6. No prepaid time included or Connection time Prepaid time included If your ISP charges you a specific rate per megabyte or per hour without including any traffic connection time into the monthly fee select the No prepaid volume included or No prepaid time included tariff type If your monthly fee includes free megabytes or hours select the Prepaid volume included or Prepaid time included tariff type T Edit Tariff Datacom Traffic volume Prepaid volume included x Select a tariff type Traffic volume No prepaid volume included Traffic volume Prepaid volume included Connection time No prepaid time included Connection time Prepaid time included Cancel If you selected the tariff type that includes prepaid traffic or connection time you can enter the fixed monthly fee amount in the next screen After you have selected the tariff type you need to specify whether the rates are the same on all days or whether the rates differ on weekends and holidays Click on the Add button and choose Always active if the rate is the same on all days or Custom if holidays and weekends differ from the weekdays in terms of traffic or connection time cost If you selected Custom the next screen will allow you to specify the days of the week when the current rate is applicable Check the Holiday checkbox if the rate is applicable on holidays Click on the Holiday Editor button to specify the holidays
7. icon itself may appear as a standard program icon or as graph representing the current Incoming Outgoing or Summary traffic Select one of the bottom radio buttons Incoming Outgoing or Summary in the Icon Options window to change the type of traffic that the icon displays To change the appearance of the tray icon right click on it and select Icon gt As Graph Right click on the program icon in the system tray brings up the following menu Toolbox opens the program main window Floating monitor opens the Floating Monitor window Start with Windows when checked the program will start automatically when Windows starts This option affects the CommTraffic Console window the invisible CommTraffic Service will run on Windows boot up in any case About shows the About window Icon allows you to change the appearance of the Icon and the actions that it performes when the mouse is moved over it Exit closes CommtTraffic Console Frequently Asked Questions How do CommTraffic Service and CommTraffic Console exchange data on my computer I CommTraffic Service listens on TCP port 4776 and CommTraffic Console connects to this port to exchange data with the CommTraffic Service Connections to CommTraffic Service are accepted only from your PC s IP address In other words no other computer can connect to CommTraffic Service over the network I need to reinstall Windows how do I save CommTraffic log files and tr
8. remove this software from your storage devices and immediately cease to use the product Copyright This software is copyrighted 2003 TamoSoft Inc CommTraffic is a trademark of TamoSoft Inc The use and copyright of this software is governed by international copyright treaties TamoSoft Inc retains full title and rights to this software and documentation and in no way does the license granted diminish the intellectual property rights of TamoSoft Inc You must not redistribute the registration codes provided on paper electronically or in any other form Evaluation Version This is not free software You are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days Using this software after the evaluation period violates copyright laws and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties Registered Version One registered copy of this software may be used by only one person who uses the software personally on one or more computers Further it may be installed on a single workstation used non simultaneously by more than one person but not both Disclaimer THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT WILL TAMOSOFT INC BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN I
9. the connection to the Internet is established In the case where your goal is to monitor the traffic of the computers on the LAN and obtain the detailed statistics for each of them you will need to select the network adapter that is used to connect the CommTraffic computer to the local network Some network adapters cannot operate in promiscuous mode if you use such an adapter please check the Use non promiscuous mode box This option must always be selected for wireless adapters Important note If you installed a new network adapter after installing CommTraffic in Windows 98 ME your adapter might not show up in the list Please uninstall CommTraffic reboot and then reinstall it The LAN tab allows you to specify blocks of IP addresses that CommTraffic should treat as local and exclude from the Internet traffic statistics The program will try to determine the block of addresses automatically and add it to the list If there are additional addresses that belong to your local network please enter them in the network address network mask format and click on the Add button If your computer connects to the Internet via a proxy you can specify its address and port on the Proxy tab to make the program add the traffic transmitted via the local proxy server to the total Internet traffic CommTraffic can detect the proxy settings on your computer Click on the Detect button to determine these settings The Advanced tab allows you to select the advanced ne
10. CommtTraffic User Manual Copyright 2003 TamoSoft Inc Introduction About CommTraffic CommTraffic is a network utility for collecting processing and displaying traffic and network utilization statistics for computer network connections both LAN and dial up When monitoring a LAN segment CommTraffic shows traffic and network utilization statistics for each computer in the segment ComnTraffic has a highly customizable intuitive interface that displays statistics in graphical and numeric form The program s main window can be customized to display incoming outgoing and summary traffic statistics in a variety of styles The program allows you to set time and traffic limits to reflect the rates set by your ISP Once the limit is approached the program will alert you by playing a sound displaying a message and so forth CommTraffic offers an array of options that allow you to generate reports that reflect the network traffic volume and Internet connection expenses The program supports virtually any rate plan your ISP might use such as the one based on connection time traffic volume time of the day and other measures This ensures that you are always aware of your Internet connection expenses License Agreement Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before using this software Your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must
11. F ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS LICENSE UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS Governing Law This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the Republic of Cyprus Distribution This software may be distributed freely in its original unmodified and unregistered form The distribution must include all files of its original distribution Distributors may not charge any money for it Anyone distributing this software for any kind of remuneration must first contact us for authorization Other Restrictions You may not modify reverse engineer decompile or disassemble this software in any way including changing or removing any messages or windows Using CommTraffic Overview When installed on a computer CommTraffic is a combination of two parts that work together to provide an accurate account of the data being transmitted and network utilization The invisible part is CommTraffic Service that starts automatically on Windows boot up and collects and stores information about the network traffic passing through the selected network interface The visible part is CommTraffic Console that is responsible for visual representation of the collected data drawing current throughput graphs and providing the interface for the program s configuration CommTraffic Console is displayed as an icon in the Windows system tray area Double clicking on the tray icon activates the CommTr
12. Threshold Of ox If your limits are based on the connection time or cost the next screen will allow you to set the maximum connection time or maximum allowed amount of money for the period of time that you have just specified Set the limits and the alerting threshold as described above If your limit is based on cost you will also need to select the tariff to be used for the Internet connection costs calculation If no tariffs are available you should click on the Tariff Editor button to define one A Edit Alarm 1 GB limit alert Cost x Maximum traffic cost for the specified period of time Maximum value Initial value 1024 0 H Threshold M Datacom Any Traffic volume Prepaid volume included Tariff Editor Help 4 Back Next gt Cancel Click on the Next button to move to the Actions screen CommTraffic is capable of performing a variety of actions once the alarm has been triggered You can configure it to show a message play a sound notify a windows domain user or execute a specified command If you would like the program to show a message window go to Show Message tab check the Enabled checkbox type in the message window caption in the Message Caption field and fill out the Message text field Click on the Test button to see the message Check the Use these settings as default for this action checkbox if you would like to keep these settings as default If you would like the program to
13. affic Console window Toolbox that includes the main menu the vertical sidebar for accessing different parts of the interface and the status log window that displays system messages The Monitor tab provides current information about the network traffic By default it is divided into two horizontal sections that display incoming and outgoing traffic The number of sections their type and appearance can be changed by right clicking anywhere on the Monitor tab and selecting the corresponding menu item or by clicking on the sign in the upper left corner of a section For each section the type of traffic information summary incoming or outgoing can be changed by clicking on the corresponding button in the upper left corner of the section Once CommTraffic Console is opened it starts drawing graphs that represent the current network payload Each section has an area where the total traffic for different periods current session today this week this month last month is displayed You can change the type of information being displayed by clicking on the button below the word Total The program will display either the traffic volume or connection times traffic limits if defined or expenses if defined The Reports tab provides extended network utilization reports The program is capable of reporting the expenses incurred for the traffic if the tariffs are defined as well as the overall traffic statistics for the specified peri
14. affic statistics If you would like to preserve the traffic statistics you need to back up all files from the Logs subfolder of the CommTraffic folder When you reinstall CommTraffic just copy the files back to the new Logs folder I have just installed CommTraffic and attempted to launch CommTraffic Console however the program displayed the following error message CommtTraffic Console cannot connect to the Service How do I solve this problem I am using BlackICE IDS t You need to disable Application Protection in BlackICE and reboot the computer What happens if I install a new network adapter or remove one If you are running Windows 2000 XP you don t need to do anything your new adapter will be automatically added to the adapter list in CommTraffic or the old one will be removed If you are running Windows 98 ME please uninstall CommTraffic reboot and then reinstall it How to Purchase CommTraffic NOTE This beta version is being distributed free of charge and will expire on March 15 2003 The commercial version of Commtraffic will be available in March 2003 This program is a 30 day evaluation version If you would like to continue using it after 30 days you must purchase it Below is the pricing for the fully functional unrestricted version of the program License Price US 1 User License 49 00 As a registered customer you are entitled to e Free updates that will be released within 1 year from the date of
15. ated separately both are paid if the limit is exceeded select this option if your ISP charges you for incoming and outgoing traffic at a different rate and both types of traffic are included into the monthly fee Then you will be able to specify the volume of incoming and outgoing traffic included into the monthly fee as well as the price for each type of traffic after the prepaid volume is exceeded Summary incoming outgoing traffic is calculated and is paid if the limit is exceeded select this option if your ISP charges you for the total traffic regardless of the traffic direction Then you will be able to specify the traffic volume included into the monthly fee and the cost of the extra traffic Advanced select this option to specify the details of your tariff plan manually This option is used for defining mixed tariffs where both the connection time and the traffic incur costs You will be able to specify the parameters of the monthly fee It will be possible to specify whether time traffic volume duration traffic type and extra traffic are included into the monthly fee If you selected the Prepaid time included tariff type the next screen will allow you to specify the time included into your monthly fee and the cost of the extra time If your monthly fee includes free connection time select the Connection time option and enter the time included into the monthly fee in the field below If the monthly fee includes free traffic s
16. ay lists File Open allows you to open a file that contains a list of holidays Save saves the holiday list to a file Close closes the Holiday Editor window Holiday Add opens the holiday adding dialog window Modify allows you to edit the selected holiday Delete removes the selected holiday from the list Setting Options You can customize the configuration of the program by clicking the Settings sidebar button The Network tab allows you to configure CommTraffic Service that is responsible for collecting and storing the information about network traffic You can perform the network options configuration by running the configuration wizard from the Wizard tab or setting the options manually in the Adapter LAN Proxy and Advanced tabs The Adapter tab has a drop down menu that allows you to specify the correct network adapter for counting the traffic If your computer has a dial up connection or is connected to the LAN via an Ethernet adapter you will only have one adapter in the menu You will need to select it If your computer serves as the Internet gateway for the local network or has more than one network adapter you will need to select the adapter that you would like CommTraffic to monitor If you would like to count the Internet traffic of the entire LAN segment including the traffic of the machine that CommTraffic is running on you will need to tell the program to monitor the network adapter through which
17. ct type of network configuration on the Network Configuration screen Select the stand alone computer option if your computer is not connected to a Local Area Network and has a dial up connection to the Internet Select the computer is a part of LAN option if your computer connects to the Internet via a Local Area Network The next option should be used if CommTraffic is installed on a computer that is connected directly to the Internet and the Local Area Network and serves as the Internet Gateway for the LAN Selecting this option will allow you to obtain information about the Internet traffic for the entire LAN The last option should be used if CommTraffic is installed on a computer that is connected to the Internet and the Local Area Network serves as the Internet Gateway for the LAN and obtaining the detailed statistics about the traffic of each host on the LAN is desired Click on the Next button to go to the network adapter selection screen The adapter selection screen has a drop down menu that allows you to specify the correct network adapter for counting the traffic If your computer has a dial up connection or is connected to the LAN via an Ethernet adapter you will have only one adapter in the menu and you will need to select it If your computer serves as the Internet gateway for the local network or has more than one network adapter you will need to select the adapter that you would like CommTraffic to monitor If you would like to count the I
18. d like to add a new section click on the sign then click Section gt Insert New gt Above Below and choose the section type Incoming Outgoing or Summary If you would like to change the section type you can click on the button with the section name next to the sign in the upper left corner until the desired section type is displayed Please note that changing the section type will reset the graph and the Current Average and Maximum throughput values The appearance of the graphs can be changed by right clicking on the section and selecting Graph from the pop up menu The menu contains the following items and sections Clear resets the current graph and the Current Average and Maximum throughput values Data Line the graph is drawn using a color line Peaks the graph is drawn as a number of vertical bars of varying height that represent the changes in the network utilization Polygon the graph is drawn as a series of polygons Antialiasing when checked the sharp edges of the graph lines are smoothed Grid None neither horizontal nor vertical gridlines are displayed Vertical vertical gridlines are displayed Horizontal horizontal gridlines are displayed Both both vertical and horizontal gridlines are displayed Scale Compact Normal Wide Extra Wide allows you to zoom the graph horizontally The default representation is Normal Compact shrinks the graph horizontally thus fi
19. dows startup if this checkbox is checked the program will start when Windows is started Console Startup Show Toolbox if this checkbox is checked the program Toolbox will be displayed immediately when the Console is started Show Floating monitor if this checkbox is checked the Floating monitor will be displayed immediately when the Console is started System Tray Icon The CommTraffic tray icon can be customized to display the tool tip window with basic traffic statistics when you move the mouse over the icon You can configure this window by right clicking on the CommTraffic tray icon and selecting Icon gt Customize Select the Advanced radio button and click Customize in the Icon Options window In the Advanced Tool Tip window you will be able to configure the number and type of counters that will be displayed when the mouse is moved over the tray icon Each item on the drop down list has a number in brackets that represent the number of counters to display The counter names are listed below To add a new counter click on the Add button and select it from the list If you would like to remove a counter select it with a mouse click and click on the Delete button You can move the counters up and down in the list by clicking on the corresponding button You can adjust the time interval before the tool tip window is shown or hidden by changing values in the Show delay and Hide delay fields in the Icon Options window The tray
20. dress hostname or domain in the world Unlike standard whois utilities it automatically delivers information associated with an IP address or domain no matter where it is registered geographically In just a few seconds you have all you want to know about a user domain network name country state or province and city Even if the IP address cannot be resolved to a hostname SmartWhois will not fail More information Essential NetTools Essential NetTools is a set of network tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer s network connections It s a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful network tools for everyday use The program includes a NetStat utility that shows your computer s network connections and open ports and maps them to the owning application It also features a fast NetBIOS scanner a NetBIOS Auditing Tool for checking LAN security and a monitor of external connections to your computer s shared resources As well there is a process monitor that displays information about all the programs and services running on your computer Other useful tools are included such as Ping TraceRoute and NSLookup Additional features include report generation in HTML text comma delimited formats and a customizable interface The program is an easy to use and powerful replacement for such Windows utilities as nbtstat netstat and NetWatcher It incorporates many advanced features that standard Windows tools
21. elect the appropriate traffic type Incoming Outgoing or Summary and specify its volume in the field below Enter the price of extra connection time in the Extra connection time cost field If establishing the connection incurs a fixed cost the next screen allows you to specify the fee When you have finished defining the time periods for the new tariff click on the Done button and the new tariff will be added to the tariff list OCEA Sla It is a common practice for many Internet Service Providers to offer different usually lower rates on weekends and holidays Weekends are universal everywhere however holidays differ from country to country Holiday Editor is a tool that allows you to specify the dates that are considered holidays by your ISP Specifying holidays enables CommTraffic to give you a more precise account of your Internet expenses if special holiday rates are used by your ISP Hi Holiday Editor E Eile Holiday Holidays Date Name Comment D December 25 Christmas E January 01 New Year M 4 gt Add Modify Delete Close You can open the Holiday Editor window by clicking Settings gt Holiday Editor Click on the New button in the Holiday Editor window to define a new holiday Type in the date of the holiday in the Date field optionally fill out the Name and Comment fields and click on the OK button to add the holiday Holiday Editor has a menu that allows you to manage your holid
22. emove a counter select it with a mouse click and click on the Delete button You can move the counters up and down in the list by clicking on the corresponding button To hide the counters altogether right click on the section and select Total gt Visible The bottom pane of the Monitor tab displays system messages such as CommTraffic Console connections to CommTraffic Service limit alerts and so forth You can hide it by clicking View gt Message View or by clicking on the splitter between the bottom graph section and the system messages pane If your ISP does not offer a flat rate plan whether you dial up to connect to the Internet or use a leased line you will most likely be interested in setting limits that would trigger configurable alarms Limits may be defined on the basis of amount incoming outgoing or total traffic connection time or money spent on the Internet connection during the specified period The alerting system will notify you when you are about to exceed the limit that you have set To set a limit select the Alarms tab by clicking on the corresponding button on the sidebar or clicking View gt Alarms menu On the Alarms tab click on the New button A new alarm window will appear Fill out the Alarm name field by giving an arbitrary name to the alarm and choose the provider from the drop down menu If you have more than one network interface on your computer for instance the dial up adapter and a network card you wil
23. l be able to choose the one for which you would like to obtain statistics or Any for all network interfaces Write your description of the limit in the Alarm description field After you completed this step click on the Next button The next screen will allow you to choose the basis for setting the limit The available limiting criteria are Incoming traffic size Outgoing traffic size Total traffic size Connection time and Cost A Create Alarm 1 GB limit alert Incoming traffic volume x Select a limit type Incoming traffic volume C Outgoing traffic volume C Total traffic volume C Connection time C Cost The next screen will let you choose the period of validity for the limit as well as its starting point You can set the limit for one day one week or one month The From field displays the date and time of the starting point for the limit You can alter the date and time by selecting its element day months year and so forth and clicking on the up or down arrows on the right side of the field Click on the From button to choose one of the preset starting point values Now Beginning of the day Beginning of the week or Beginning of the month If you would like the limit to be reset upon expiration check the Reset this limit automatically upon expiration box In this case it will be activated again with the From time set to the previous period expiration time A Create Alarm 1 GB limit alert Incoming traffic volume
24. ndow Status Bar shows or hides the status bar Monitor Limits Reports Settings allows you to select which of the main program tabs to display in the Toolbox Provider This menu allows you to switch between providers if you have more than one Each provider may have different tariffs and you can use this menu even when you are offline to see your Internet traffic or connection time and the amount of money spent on each provider You can also see the total expenses if you select All from the Providers menu When you go online the program will automatically display the provider that you are connected to Settings Tariff Editor launches the Tariff Editor window where you can add modify or remove tariffs Holiday Editor launches the Holiday Editor window where you can define holidays on which different ISP rates will apply Color Scheme allows you to set a color scheme for the program s main window Help Contents opens the help file Search For Help On opens the CommTraffic help index About shows the About window Network Configuration Wizard You need to configure the networking options in CommTraffic before using the program Network configuration wizard will help you configure the necessary options with just a few mouse clicks Click on the Settings sidebar button and then on the Wizard button in the Network gt Wizard tab Click on the Next button on the Welcome screen and choose the corre
25. nternet traffic of the entire LAN segment including the traffic of the machine that CommTraffic is running on you will need to tell the program to monitor the network adapter through which the connection to the Internet is established Whenever your goal is to monitor the traffic of the computers on the LAN and obtain the detailed statistics for each of them you will need to select the network adapter that is used to connect the CommTraffic computer to the local network Some network adapters cannot operate in promiscuous mode If you use such an adapter please check the Use non promiscuous mode box This option must always be selected for wireless 802 11 adapters The next screen allows you to specify blocks of IP addresses that CommTraffic should treat as local and excludes from the Internet traffic statistics The program will try to determine the block of local addresses automatically and add it to the list If there are additional addresses that belong to your local network please enter them in the network address network mask format and click on the Add button If your computer connects to the Internet via a proxy you can specify its address and port on the next screen to make the program add the traffic transmitted via the local proxy server to the total Internet traffic CommTraffic can detect the proxy settings on your computer Click on the Detect button to determine these settings Click on the Finish button to complete the configuration
26. od broken down by LAN hosts The Alarms tab allows you to define the traffic limits based on a number of criteria such as incoming outgoing total traffic volume connection time or cost You will also need to specify the ISP network interface for which the limit is valid the period of validity and the size of the limit Additionally the program includes the alerting mechanism that will notify you when the limit is about to be reached The Settings tab allows you to configure the program s networking interface and system options Main Menu File Floating monitor opens the Floating Monitor window This window allows you have the vital network utilization statistics visible and available without keeping the main program window open Right click on the Floating Monitor caption bar and select Stay on Top item to keep its window on top of all other windows Selecting Screen Snap item from the same menu will make the Floating Monitor window stick to the edge of the screen when it is dragged near the screen perimeters The Floating Monitor window can be customized just like the main Monitor tab and its configuration is independent from the Monitor tab Close closes the CommTraffic window Closing the window does not stop traffic monitoring View Sidebar shows or hides the sidebar Page Headers shows or hides the header title of the current page Message View shows or hides system messages at the bottom of the program wi
27. ou need to follow a few simple steps to configure the program Click on the Reports button on the sidebar go to Expenses tab and click on the New button Enter the name of the expense and add its description in the Expense description field Click on the Next button to go to the screen that will help you specify the time period Click on the arrows on the right side of the To and From fields to set the period for reporting expenses or click on the Predefined button to select a predefined period of time If you would like the expense to be reset upon expiration check the Reset this expense automatically upon expiration box In this case it will be activated again with the From time set to the previous period expiration time Click on the Next button to select a tariff upon which your expenses are based If no tariffs are defined or if a new tariff is required click on the Tariff Editor button Click on the Done button to complete the process The Expenses tab will now display the name of the expense the tariff that is used by the expense the period for which the expenses are calculated and the actual amount spent for the period ToolBox All Known Providers IE x File View Provider Settings Help Reports Expenses Hosts Expense list EE ET ET Expenses E Office monthly 1 1 2003 12 00 00 AM 1 31 Datacom If you would like to see the traffic statistics for each computer on the LAN open the Hosts tab The Host column lis
28. play a sound when the limit is approached check the Enabled checkbox in the Play Sound tab type in the path to the sound file in the File name field or click the Browse button and browse for the sound file on a disk Click on the Test button to play the sound Check the Use these settings as default for this action box if you would like to keep these settings as default CommTraffic is capable of sending a message across NT domain when an alarm is triggered Please note that the Messenger service has to be running on the machine that is supposed to receive the message To perform this action check the Enabled box in the corresponding tab type in the user or computer name in the User computer name field and fill out the Message text field Click on the Test button to see the message Check the Use these settings as default for this action box if you would like to keep these settings as default You can also configure the program to execute a specific command To perform this action check the Enabled box in the Execute command tab type in the command line or click Browse button and browse for the executable file on the disk Enter optional command parameters in the Parameters field Click on the Test button to execute the specified command Check the Use these settings as default for this action box if you would like to keep these settings as default A Edit Alarm 1 GB limit alert Cost x Select actions to perform on a traffic limit exceeding
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30. ts the IP addresses of the computers that generated the traffic the Incoming Outgoing and Total columns show the traffic for each computer specified by direction the Percent column indicates the share of the each computer s traffic in the total Internet traffic of the local network and the MAC column displays the MAC address of each computer s network interface You can view the traffic statistics for various periods by clicking on the Period button at the bottom of the window and selecting the desired period or setting a custom period The selected period is shown below the name of the tab Tariff Editor If you would like CommTraffic to report your Internet connection expenses in real time you will need to define the tariff that is used by your ISP to charge you for the Internet connection CommTraffic offers a variety of flexible settings that will cover most tariff schemes T Tariff Editor x Eile Tariff Tariffs Name Provider Traffic volume Prepaid volu Launch Tariff Editor by clicking Settings gt Tariff Editor and then click on the New button to start setting the options for the new tariff Type in the tariff s name in the Tariff name field select the provider from the drop down list and fill out the description in the Tariff description field The next screen will allow you to select the tariff type Traffic volume No prepaid volume included Traffic volume Prepaid volume included Connection time
31. tting a longer period into the monitor window Wide and Extra Wide zoom the graph in Save allows you to save the current graph in bitmap format Below the graphs you can see the counters which unlike the graphs show the traffic statistics accumulated by the program for a longer period of time The counters can be of five types Session Today This Week This Month and Last Month The counters can display the duration of the Internet connection in time units traffic volume as well as the limits and expenses incurred for Internet connection You can change the type of information that is displayed by clicking on the button under the word Total in the section s bottom right corner until the desired information appears or right click on the section select Total gt Kind and then select the desired type of information To add remove or redefine counters double click on them or right click on the section and select Total gt Customize A window will appear where you can select the kind of information from the drop down menu Totals Section 1 x volume v O Session O Today O This Week O This Month C1 Last Month Delete ee Stas a foye Up Y Move Down Each item on the drop down list has a number in brackets that represent the number of counters to display The counter names are listed below To add a new counter click on the Add button and select it from the list If you would like to r
32. tworking options Ignore non IP packets selecting this option will make the program ignore all packets that do not belong to the IP protocol family The examples of such protocols are ARP RARP IPX and so forth Do not include Ethernet headers size check this box if your ISP does not include the Ethernet header size the first 14 bytes preceding the IP headers when counting your traffic The Interface tab allows you to change the appearance of the program interface elements Application Font Interface Font allows you to change the default font for all interface elements Application hints Show application hints when checked hints for buttons and other elements are displayed Include shortcut information if checked the keyboard shortcut information is added to the text of the hint when applicable Hints Font allows you to change the hint window default font Hint Color allows you to select the hint window background color Hide pause allows you to set the delay time for the hint to be hidden if the mouse pointer is not moved away from the program control or menu item Show pause specifies the time interval after which the hint appears when the mouse pointer is placed over a program element Short pause specifies the time period to wait before displaying the next hint if a hint is already being displayed The System tab allows you to set system options Windows Startup Run CommTraffic Console on Win
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