User's Manual

Smart Managed Pro Switches MS510TX and MS510TXPP
Monitor the System User Manual293
Monitor the Switch and the Ports
The pages available from the Monitoring > Ports menu contain a variety of information
about the number and type of traffic transmitted from and received on the switch.
From the Monitoring > Ports menu, you can access links to the features described following
sections:
• Switch Statistics on page 293
• View Port Statistics on page 294
• View Detailed Port Statistics on page 297
• View EAP Statistics on page 300
• Perform a Cable Test on page 302
Switch Statistics
The Switch Statistics page displays detailed statistical information about the traffic the switch
handles.
To view and clear the switch statistics:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Access the Switch on page 14.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’s password in the Password field.
The default password is password.
The System Information page displays.
5. To view the switch statistics, select Monitoring > Ports > Switch Statistics.
The Statistics page displays.
6. Click the Refresh button to refresh the page with the latest information about the switch.
7. Click the Clear button to clear all the statistics counters, resetting all switch summary and
detailed statistics to default values.
The discarded packets count cannot be cleared.