You configure the display by pressing the Settings button and entering the start day and monthly quota allotment. The Usage Quota display provides details about where you are within the monthly bandwidth that you have available to you. Note that this will also change the setting being used to show the value in the main menu bar. You can click on the Peak value to toggle between bytes per second and bits per second. You can click on the graph to toggle between sent and received views. There are two actions that you can take with this information. The Activity display give you information about the selected interface. You an delete the reference for the selected interface and remove it from the interface list You can clear all history for the selected interface. You can display a history graph of usage for the selected interface. In addition to showing detail about an interface, you can also take three actions by clicking on the icons below the interface list:
These screen will show different information depending on the state of the interface. These have no indicator next to their name.Ĭlicking on an interface will show the Activity and Usage information for that interface. Inactive – interfaces that are not connected, but have been at some point in the past. They are marked by an orange circle.Ĭonnected – these are interfaces that are connected but do not have an active IP address. Typically the operating system uses primary interfaces and these may not be used. It is marked by a green circle.Īctive – this is an interface that is connected and has an active IP address but may or may not be used by the system.
Primary – this is the interface that will be used by the system. Interfaces are your connection to outside networks and mTrafficStats will record traffic automatically when they are connected to your computer. Show Startup Screen – allows you to toggle the popup window that opens when the program starts. Recording is not performed when the program is not running. It is recommended that you set this so that you can record all bandwidth. Load on Login – allows you to set the program to automatically start when you login to your computer. Refresh Interval – allows you to set the frequency by which the program updates data. Show In Status Bar – allows you to select the information that displays in the main menu bar. Show Inactive Interfaces – allows you to toggle the display of inactive interfaces. Show Help Tips – allows you to toggle on or off the help tips that show up when you hover your mouse over items on the status window. Dropping down this menu gives you access to the following options:Ībout mTraffic Stats – show version and other information about the program. The text that is shown in the menu bar is customizable and is changed through the Action menu in the upper right corner of the status window. A simple click on the menu bar brings up the status window. When the program starts, it sits quietly in the menu bar until you need to view additional details.
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