PRTG Traffic Grapher - User Manual
Reasons To Choose NetFlow Monitoring
NetFlow monitoring is the domain of networks that use Cisco switches. These switches can be configured to sent data streams with the network’s usage data to the machine running PRTG which can then analyze the data.
Because the switch already performs a pre-aggregation of traffic data the flow of data to PRTG is much smaller than the monitored traffic. This makes NetFlow the ideal option for high traffic networks that need differentiation of the bandwidth usage by network protocol and/or IP addresses.
What is PRTG Traffic Grapher?
PRTG Traffic Grapher is an easy to use Windows software for monitoring and classifying bandwidth usage. It provides system administrators with live readings and long-term usage trends for their network devices. The most common usage is bandwidth usage monitoring, but you can also monitor many other aspects of your network like memory and CPU utilizations.