Bandwidth Monitor

A simple shell script designed to run on AsusWRT-Merlin powered routers

Try a demo version of this application

Software Features:

• Designed to run on AsusWRT-Merlin powered routers
• Provides per user Bandwidth Monitoring
• Generates bandwidth usage reports per user/month/year

Technical Features:

• Shell script to collect bandwidth usage and to generate data file.
• Web Based GUI to display bandwidth usage

Installation instructions:

• Make sure that you have a harddisk or USB flash drive attached to router and it is formated and mounted.
• Log into your router via ssh.
• To install application type the following command in ssh terminal:
  • cd /mnt/<mounted_name>/
  • mkdir bwmon
  • cd bwmon
  • wget https://github.com/VREMSoftwareDevelopment/bwmon/releases/download/v3.1.2/bwmon.tar.gz
  • tar -xzvf bwmon.tar.gz
  • chmod +x server/install.sh
  • ./server/install.sh
• Visit http://<your_router_ip>:<lighttpd_port>/bwmon/index.html to view bandwidth usage statistics.

Note:

• Problem using wget:
  • error getting response: Connection reset by peer - add the following option --no-check-certificate
  • Or download the file from the web-site and copy to the folder.

Build Instructions:

• Install node: see https://nodejs.org
• Create project: git clone https://github.com/VREMSoftwareDevelopment/bwmon.git
• Go to react subfolder
• Install required node modules: npm install
• See README.md in react subfolder