I'm coming from Google Wifi and could see how much bandwidth each device used per day, week and month. I can't seem to find that option in the Oribi system with firmware 2.1.4.10. It looks like it used to be there but not anymore? Can anyone shed some light on this?

Netgear, please enable per device traffic monitoring for Orbi, this is important when troubleshooting or checking for infected computers or other issues. I have had this ability in all other routers I've had in the past but am disappointed it does not exist with my new Orbi RBK53 network. Thanks

Look, the archaic "disconnect everything and then find the hog" method doesn't work in 2018. netgear needs to get their crap together and provide this feature. This is actually infuriating. I have nearly 30 connected devices spanning 2 properties (router + sat). Our home, our rental property, our 2 renters, 4 kids, ourselves, and that's not to mention visitors. I can't just go to every phone, xbox, computer, smart TV, thermostat, and tablet and shut it off until I find the offender.Orbi is a "premium device" even if considered SOHO. I don't consider this a "premium feature" in 2018. I'm already over my 1 Terabyte/month with Comcast, and I NEED TO KNOW what is sucking up the bandwidth. Come on, netgear. Don't make us go elsewhere for this.

How on earth can bandwidth monitoring BY DEVICE not exist? I have 30 connected devices (yes, big family) and the kids somehow managed to tear through 1TB with Xfinity in just 18 days. I NEED TO BE ABLE to see who's the culprit! Ideally, track apps using the bandwidth too, so "laptop" device could eventually show just what it's doing. In the meantime, I'll happily take a report that shows daily by device!! This seems like table stakes for such a "high performance" triband Wifi system...

Upvote this: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/Bandwidth-monitoring-by-device/idc-p/1675405#M1976

You can post this here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home zaq_hack wrote: Look, the archaic "disconnect everything and then find the hog" method doesn't work in 2018. netgear needs to get their crap together and provide this feature. This is actually infuriating. I have nearly 30 connected devices spanning 2 properties (router + sat). Our home, our rental property, our 2 renters, 4 kids, ourselves, and that's not to mention visitors. I can't just go to every phone, xbox, computer, smart TV, thermostat, and tablet and shut it off until I find the offender.Orbi is a "premium device" even if considered SOHO. I don't consider this a "premium feature" in 2018. I'm already over my 1 Terabyte/month with Comcast, and I NEED TO KNOW what is sucking up the bandwidth. Come on, netgear. Don't make us go elsewhere for this.

Bandwidth monitoring by device for Orbi

15 Replies

budy
Luminary
Jun 03, 2018
Any kind of traffic-metering is only available in router mode. If the Orbi runs in AP mode, there actually zero traffic monitoring. Since I am running my Orbi an AP mode, I never even had a chance to look what the Orbi has in stock for that, but it doesn't seem to be too much, anyway.
- Arius1
  Guide
  Jun 03, 2018
  I'm in router mode. On the phone app and logging on to pc it shows overall usage but not per device from what I can see. Older firmware used to have an option from older posts I saw.
  - DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Jun 04, 2018
    Orbi can only show overall use not per device.
    
    DarrenM
Knarf51
Aspirant
Mar 07, 2019
Firmware V2.2.1.210

I contacted Netgear support and simply asked a couple direct questions.

Q: "Can the Orbi AC3000 monitor individual devices?" A: "No"

Q: "Are there plans to include this in the future?" A: "Not that I am aware of. The device is not capabile of having this functionality."

Maybe they will provide individual device monitoring capability when they roll out the new Armor product.
- FURRYe38
  Guru
  Mar 07, 2019
  New FW is available that has Armour I believe:
  
  https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK50.aspx#download
  
  Knarf51 wrote:
  
  Firmware V2.2.1.210
  
  I contacted Netgear support and simply asked a couple direct questions.
  
  Q: "Can the Orbi AC3000 monitor individual devices?" A: "No"
  
  Q: "Are there plans to include this in the future?" A: "Not that I am aware of. The device is not capabile of having this functionality."
  
  Maybe they will provide individual device monitoring capability when they roll out the new Armor product.

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Bandwidth monitoring by device for Orbi