Bandwidth Monitoring

Use Bandwidth Monitoring to identify the sites from which network users have downloaded most data, and the users who have downloaded the most data. This data is available from these two sub-nodes beneath the Bandwidth Monitoring node:

•	Sites Top Bandwidth Consumption

•	Users Top Bandwidth Consumption

Sites Top Bandwidth Consumption

Screenshot 23 – Sites Top Bandwidth Consumption

Access ‘Sites Top Bandwidth Consumption’ view by clicking on WebFilter Edition > Sites Top Bandwidth Consumption from the navigation pane.

The ‘Sites Top Bandwidth Consumption’ view lists the sites from which network users downloaded the most data, for a specific date. The information displayed includes:

•	The sites which were accessed

•	Amount of data downloaded from each site

•	The number of times that each site was accessed (i.e., the number of hits)

•	The file types accessed from each site

•	The users/IPs that accessed the site

•	Site category as defined by the WebGrade Database

•	Graphical representations of site hits over time.

By default the list is sorted by Usage, the amount of data downloaded, in descending order. The list can also be sorted:

•	Alphabetically in ascending order by site, by clicking on the Site column heading

•	In descending order of popularity (the site with most hits is listed on top), by clicking on the Hits column heading

To display the graphs showing hits over time for each of the sites listed, select the ‘Show Hits Over Time Charts’ checkbox. These graphs enable you to identify the time period(s) for the specified date during which each site was most frequently accessed.

By default, this view lists today’s default data. To view data for other days, use the controls on the upper right of the view:

•	Previous day – click on the back button

•	Next day – click on the forward button

•	Specific date – click on the calendar button , select the required date and click on Go to retrieve data for that date.

NOTE: If no data for a specific date is available, an error message stating that data was unable to be retrieved will be displayed.

You can also click on any of the sites listed to bring up the ‘Site History Details’ view. For more information refer to the ‘Site History Details’ section in this chapter.

Users Top Bandwidth Consumption

Screenshot 24 – Users Top Bandwidth Consumption

Access ‘Users Top Bandwidth Consumption’ view by clicking on WebFilter Edition > Users Top Bandwidth Consumption from the navigation pane.

The ‘Users Top Bandwidth Consumption’ view lists the users with the highest download volume on a specific date. The information displayed includes:

•	The users/IPs that browsed sites

•	Amount of data downloaded by each user

•	The number of site accesses made by each user

•	The sites which were accessed by each user

•	Graphical representations of site hits over time.

By default the list is sorted by Usage, the amount of data downloaded, in descending order. The list can also be sorted:

•	In alphabetical/ascending order by user/IP, by clicking on the User/IP column heading

•	In descending order of popularity (the site with most hits is listed on top), by clicking on the Hits column heading

To display the graphs showing hits over time for each of the user/IPs listed, select the ‘Show Hits Over Time Charts’ option. The charts assists you in identifying the time period(s) for the specified date during which each user carried out the most site accesses.

By default, this view lists today’s default data. To view data for other days, use the controls on the upper right of the view:

•	Previous day – click on the back button

•	Next day – click on the forward button

•	Specific date – click on the calendar button , select the required date and click on Go to retrieve data for that date.

NOTE: If no data for a specific date is available, an error message stating that data was unable to be retrieved will be displayed.

You can also click on any of the users/IPs listed to bring up the ‘User History Details’ view. For more information refer to the ‘User History Details’ section in this chapter.

Site History Details

Screenshot 25 – Site History Details

Access ‘Site History Details’ view by clicking on any site listed in the ‘Sites Top Bandwidth Consumption’.

NOTE: More detail is shown when accessing the ‘Site History Details’ view through the WebFilter Edition node than through the Monitoring node.

This view shows the following information for a specific site, on the specified date:

•	All users/IPs who have accessed that site

•	Amount of data downloaded/uploaded from/to the site

•	The number of times the site was accessed by each user/IP

•	The file types accessed from the site by each user/IP

•	A graphical representation of total download/upload traffic from/to the site, for all users/IPs

•	A graphical representation of total site hits over time, for all users/IPs

•	A graphical representation of total download/upload traffic from/to the site, for each user/IP listed

•	A graphical representation of user site hits over time, for each user/IP listed

•	A graphical representation of traffic over time for each of the file types shown, for each user/IP.

For a graphical representation of the various data elements presented within this view:

•	Select the ‘Show Traffic Over Time Chart’ option to display a graph showing total download/upload traffic from/to the site for all users. This chart assists you in identifying the time period(s) for the specified date during which there was greatest traffic from/to the site.

•	Select the ‘Show Hits Over Time Chart’ option to display a graph showing total site hits over time for all users. This chart assists you in identifying the time period(s) for the specified date during which the site was most frequently accessed by users.

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Hover over the amount of data downloaded/uploaded in the Usage column for any one of the users/IPs listed to display a graph showing total download/upload traffic from/to the site for a specific user. A chart is displayed with information related to the download/upload pattern of the user during the day.

•	Hover over the number of hits for any one of the users/IPs listed to display a graph showing total site hits over time for a specific user. A chart is displayed information related to access patterns and frequencies of the user during the day.

•	Hover over one of the file types shown for any one of the users/IPs listed to, for a specific user, display a graph showing download/upload traffic over time for a specific file type.

You can also click on any one of the users/IPs listed to display the ‘User History Details’ view. For more information refer to the ‘User History Details’ section in this chapter.