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                      BWMeter V3.0.2 Readme
                      
                      Copyright (c) DeskSoft
                         www.desksoft.com
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BWMeter is a powerful bandwidth meter, monitor and traffic 
controller, which measures, displays and controls all traffic 
to/from your computer or on your network. Unlike other products, 
it can analyze the data packets (where they come from, where they 
go, which port and protocol they use). This makes it possible to 
distinguish between local and internet traffic for example. BWMeter 
can also be used for traffic control by setting a speed limit for 
all kinds of connections or restricting access to certain internet 
sites. It creates statistics for all computers in your network, 
measuring and displaying all LAN traffic as well as download / 
upload from the internet. You can even define filters which show 
your transfer with certain internet addresses (e.g. to see how much 
data you download from your favorite news server). BWMeter is ideal 
for home users to get an overview of how much bandwidth they use, 
as well as small to large businesses, where one computer can 
control the traffic and maintain the statistics of downloaded / 
uploaded data of all computers in the network. The product is easy 
to configure and offers a rich set of options and features for 
beginners as well as experts and network administrators.

All information about how to use this program can be found in the
online manual, which is accessible by pressing F1 or selecting the 
Help menu item.

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BWMeter main features:
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* Graphical and numerical display of bandwidth  
* User definable filters for measuring bandwidth  
* User definable graphs to visualize bandwidth  
* Can monitor all network interfaces / adapters  
* Can monitor and display all traffic on the network  
* Traffic control, access control and speed limits  
* Creates daily, weekly, monthly and yearly statistics  
* Shows statistics of other computers running BWMeter  
* Alerts and notifications  
* Shows hostile internet traffic (hackers, viruses, etc.)  
* Statistics can be exported / imported
* Easy installation and configuration with default options  
* Supports LAN, WAN, VPN, ADSL, xDSL, Modem, Dial-Up, etc.  
* Can run as a Service (Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 only)  
* Absolute flexibility  
* Many options for full customization   
* and much more...

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Installation and uninstallation:
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To install BWMeter, simply run BMSetup.exe. The Setup program 
will guide you through all necessary steps. If you want to remove 
BWMeter from your computer, select "Uninstall" from the BWMeter 
program group or use "Add/Remove Software" in the Windows Control 
Panel.

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System requirements:
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*) Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP / 2003
*) 10 MB of free harddisk space

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Contacting DeskSoft:
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If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to 
send us an email or visit our website:

Web:   http://www.desksoft.com
Email: support@desksoft.com

If you experience any problems running the program, please send us 
a detailed description and please make sure to include information 
about your computer configuration, hardware and software.

***** IMPORTANT *****
Please include the product name "BWMeter" in the subject line of 
your email, or it could be deleted by our spam filter! 

We answer all emails within a maximum of 3 business days (usually 
even within a few hours), so if you don't receive an answer from 
us, there's probably something wrong with your email address. In 
this case, please send us your message again and make sure to use 
a working email address so that we can reply to your email!

The DeskSoft Team.

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