Figure 4-2 Port Information

¾Port Info

Port:

Displays the port number of the switch.

Type:

Displays the type of the port.

Rate:

Displays the maximum transmission rate of the port.

Status:

Displays the connection status of the port.

Click a port to display the bandwidth utilization on this port. The actual rate divided by theoretical maximum rate is the bandwidth utilization. The following figure displays the bandwidth utilization monitored every four seconds. Monitoring the bandwidth utilization on each port facilitates you to monitor the network traffic and analyze the network abnormities.

 

Figure 4-3 Bandwidth Utilization

¾ Bandwidth Utilization

 

Rx:

Select Rx to display the bandwidth utilization of receiving packets

 

on this port.

Tx:

Select Tx to display the bandwidth utilization of sending packets

 

on this port.

4.1.2 Device Description

On this page you can configure the description of the switch, including device name, device location and system contact.

Choose the menu System→System Info→Device Description to load the following page.

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TP-Link TL-SG2008 manual Device Description, ¾ Port Info, Status Displays the connection status of the port