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Port Statistics page
The port statistics page allows you to see statistics per port. Select a port from the drop down menu
towards the top and you will see statistics such as received and sent bytes and even if there are errors
on the port. Click
Refresh
to manually update the information on the page. Click
Clear All
to clear the
statistics on all ports. Click
Clear
to only clear the statistics of the selected port.
Flow Control
The Flow Control page allows you to enable or disable flow control per port. With flow control enabled
on both the switch and its link partner, the switch, when encountering congestion, will send flow control
frames to notify the link partner of such; upon receiving such frames, the link partner will temporarily
stop sending packets to the switch, thus avoiding packets drop and ensuring a reliable network.
Meanwhile, if a certain port receives a Pause frame, it will also stop sending packets out. By default, the