Guides
Get more out of PeakHour
Practical walkthroughs for setup, diagnosis, and getting the most insight out of your network measurements. Each one opens in thePeakHour help centre.
Setup
Choosing a monitoring source
The Configuration Assistant walks you through UPnP, SNMP and This Mac, and helps you pick the one that fits your router.
Setup
Enabling SNMP
Turning on SNMP for a Mac, PC or Linux machine so PeakHour can read its interface counters.
Using PeakHour
Reading the main view
What the bandwidth bars, the latency trace and the monitor rows are telling you — and where to look first.
Troubleshooting
Diagnosing a slow connection
The Internet Dashboard shows your whole path — this Mac, router, ISP, internet — so you can see which link is at fault.
Using PeakHour
Managing your monitors
Adding, editing and removing bandwidth and latency monitors, and choosing which one is your Internet Gateway.
Using PeakHour
Tracking data usage
Setting a monthly quota, choosing which monitor counts toward it, and reading the usage report.
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