# Monitor bandwidth usage network device **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Created:** [October 12, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858 "2020-10-12T11:26:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gerwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gerwin/32/29919_2.png) [@Gerwin](https://community.homey.app/u/Gerwin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858/1 "2020-10-12T11:26:25Z")
Hello, Trying to find a way to monitor traffice sending to or from a device. The goal i’m trying is to turn on printer with powerplug (older but very good LJ4200) and then set timer for 20 minutes. If in the meantime a job is printed, would like to reset the timer to 20 mins again. After that, printer turns of at 20 mins. Near the printer is a zwave button for turning on the printer. Any ideas? Using a unify network, but that particular option is not there (measure bandwidth) Regards, ---
**Author:** ![Shakesbeard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/shakesbeard/32/15112_2.png) [@Shakesbeard](https://community.homey.app/u/Shakesbeard)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858/2 "2020-10-12T13:39:14Z")
Monitoring network traffic of a printer might not yield the results you are expecting due to spooling and other things. You might have better chances by monitoring the printers power consumption. Maybe with a z-wave smartplug and reset your timer if the consumption exceeds a defined threshold. ---
**Author:** ![Gerwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gerwin/32/29919_2.png) [@Gerwin](https://community.homey.app/u/Gerwin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858/3 "2020-10-12T13:49:00Z")
Sound like a good approach. Printing consumes more energy than idle. Thanx ---
**Author:** ![Gerwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gerwin/32/29919_2.png) [@Gerwin](https://community.homey.app/u/Gerwin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858/4 "2020-10-12T15:48:29Z")
Ok, already built. Working great. ---
**Author:** ![johan\_W](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johan_w/32/17556_2.png) [@johan\_W](https://community.homey.app/u/johan_W)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858/5 "2020-10-13T12:39:48Z")
> [@Gerwin](#): > > LJ4200 [HP LaserJet Pro 400 Printer M401 - Economy settings | HP® Customer Support](https://support.hp.com/lt-en/document/c03304145) Eco Mode on/off function enable (ok not really off but you can always print ---
**Author:** ![Gerwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gerwin/32/29919_2.png) [@Gerwin](https://community.homey.app/u/Gerwin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858/6 "2020-10-13T12:42:02Z")
True, but printer always does some ‘wake-up’ from time to time. Nu being quiet for most of the time ---
**Author:** ![Gerwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gerwin/32/29919_2.png) [@Gerwin](https://community.homey.app/u/Gerwin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/monitor-bandwidth-usage-network-device/35858/7 "2020-10-13T12:45:57Z")
Annddd… Alway fun to build flows. Wether they’re useful or not 🙂