Chapter 3: Configuration

3.1.3 Traffic Overview

This section describes the port statistics information and provides an overview of general traffic statistics for all switch ports. Web Interface

To Display the Port Statistics Overview in the Web interface:

1.Click Configuration, Port, then Traffic Overview.

2.To set the unit to auto-refresh, check “Auto-refresh”.

3.Click “Refresh“ to refresh the port statistics or clear all information by clicking “Clear”.

Figure 3-3. The Port Statistics Overview screen.

Parameter Description

Port: The logical port for the settings contained in the same row.

Packets: The number of received and transmitted packets per port.

Bytes: The number of received and transmitted bytes per port.

Errors: The number of frames received in error and the number of incomplete transmissions per port.

Drops: The number of frames discarded because of ingress or egress congestion.

Filtered: The number of received frames filtered by the forwarding

Auto-refresh: Check this box if you want the information on this screen to refresh automatically.

Icon, upper right of screen (Refresh, Clear): Click to refresh or clear the Port Statistics manually.

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Black Box PoE+ Gigabit Managed Switch Eco, LPB2826A, LPB2810A, LPB2848A user manual Configuration

LPB2848A, LPB2826A, LPB2810A, PoE+ Gigabit Managed Switch Eco specifications

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