Top Senders

Top Senders report reveals devices generating the most traffic over the selected interval.

Sender. Top sender's hostname or IP address.
Bytes. Number of bytes transmitted. To rank list using an alternate unit of measure (Packets or Flows), use the Sort by option on the report settings dialog.
Bit Rate. Average bit rate, in bits per second (bps).
Percentage. Percentage of the total traffic.

To display Flow and Packet measurements, click a column heading for column selection list (_). You can also include:

IP address. Top sender's IP address.
Hostname. Top sender's hostname.
Domain. Top sender's domain.
Utilization. Fraction of total bandwidth capacity used. "N/A" denotes the measurement cannot be calculated because the bandwidth capability is unknown for the current interface.

Tip: To view a larger version of this report with all of its columns displayed, click Open a copy on the report menu.

Generate a report

Choose source. , Choose a networking device or single physical or virtual interface you want to see Top Senders measurements for. Choose traffic direction across an interface.

Choose time constraints. Choose times for the Top Senders.

Choose, filter, and reorder columns. Choose and hide columns, reorder columns, and apply advanced filters to customize your data view.

Chart, adjust output, and visualize. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings dialog (optional).

Print, share, and export

Generated Top Senders report data can be visualized, shared, and reused:

Print. Print grid and chart views.
Share. Share Top Senders reports with other users in a single or combined view.
Export. Export Top Senders data and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold.

Control	Description
Device.	Browse and choose a networking device that is a Network Traffic Analyzer monitoring source.
Network Interface.	Choose a single physical or virtual interface Network Traffic Analyzer you want traffic statistics for. Choose direction of traffic over the network interface (Inbound, Outbound, Inbound and Outbound, or Bounce for invalid traffic.).

Control	Purpose
Date Range	Choose or define an overall date range.
Business hours	Focus on specific days of the week and periods within each day. Reveal trends that are sensitive to business hours, time zones, and other periodic attributes in the observed data.

Control	Purpose
Columns.	Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
Move Column.	Click on a column heading and drag it to reorder your table's columns.
Advanced Filtering.	Apply category, pattern, and keyword filtering to column data.

Control	Purpose
Show Top n Items	Limit items to the samples with the highest values.
Sort by Field	Select a column to sort by (if applicable).

Control	Purpose
View Options	Select/clear the checkboxes to display/hide Totals. Display totals for each column. Others. Remainder values that do not make the top n. Chart. Display the selected Chart Type. Legend. Include legend and grid lines for readability. Trend Lines. Present data a smoothed average to show trend.
Chart Type	Select a chart type and associated options: Pie. Pie distribution chart. Line/Area. Scatter graph that connects adjacent measurements with straight lines. Spline/Area Spline. Choose a graph with a smoothed appearance where adjacent samples exhibit a gradual slope. Vertical Bar/Horizontal Bar. Vertical or horizontal bar chart/histogram.
Y-Axis Scale	Scale Y-axis (chart and graph height) automatically or choose a fixed size.

Top Senders

Generate a report

Choose time constraints for data view

Filter and pick by column

Specify threshold and top n:

Chart and view options

Print, share, and export