How Do I Check My Wi-Fi Usage?
Most home routers have some form of built-in data tracking. You can access that via your router’s admin settings page.
How Can I Monitor My Home Wi-Fi Usage?
The easiest way to continue to monitor your Wi-Fi usage is to reboot your router, so the bytes received and sent also reset, giving you a firm baseline. From there, when you begin checking again, you’ll know from then on how much Wi-Fi data you’re using on a per-day and per-week basis. In some cases, rather than logging into your router on a web browser, you may have an app through which all your administrator tasks are completed. You can see the Traffic Statistics, which detail how many Bytes and Packets have been sent and received, which can be extrapolated into megabytes and gigabytes of data. This can, however, include any wired Ethernet connections you are also using. The below screenshot was taken from the Wireless Statistics page under the Wireless 2.4GHz heading on a TP-Link router. It shows individual devices’ MAC addresses and bytes sent and received on the 2.4GHz wireless network.
How Can I track Wi-Fi Usage Per Device?
Like the TP-Link router in this example, some routers offer individual device tracking by giving you their MAC address. However, you can use a third-party network analyzer tool, like Wireshark, for more in-depth monitoring. It’s a great way to monitor your network traffic and, in turn, can give you heaps of information about which devices are using your Wi-Fi connection and how much data they’re using when they do.
