# Network Monitor

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Network Monitor Overview
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## Description

The Network Monitor allows users to have an overview of the current activity on a PHOTON network.

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**OPEN THE NETWORK MONITOR TOOL**

Select {System > Network Monitor} or press \[Alt+M].
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## Features

* Computer Name list.
* Connections status:
  * Localhost: Computer is the local server.
  * Ok: Computer is connected and responding.
  * ⚠️: Computer has not responded for over one second.
  * &#x20;– : Computer is not connected.
* CPU Usage in %.
* Disk reading speed in megabytes per second.
* Ram usage in %.
* Video ram usage in %.
* GPU usage in %.
* GPU temperature in Celsius degrees.
* Photon Network usage in %.
* Frames per second outputted by the overall system.
* Current task completion in % (import, conversion, etc.).
* User Interface and openGL context status:
  * UI: user interface is displayed.
  * NFS: not full screen, Photon GL Context is not covering the entire span of the outputs.
  * OK: everything is fine and no UI is shown.

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## Related documentation

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User Guide / 2. Setting-Up a Show / 1. Settings / 1.1.5. Monitoring and Troubleshooting
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