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PT-G7509 User’s Manual Featured Functions
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Using Monitor
You can monitor statistics in real time from the PT-G7509’s web console and serial console.
Monitor by Switch
Access the Monitor by selecting System from the left selection bar. Monitor by System allows the
user to view a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all of the PT-G7509’s
18 ports. Click one of the four options—Total Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error
Packets—to view transmission activity of specific types of packets. Recall that TX Packets are
packets sent out from the PT-G7509, RX Packets are packets received from connected devices,
and Error Packets are packets that did not pass TCP/IP’s error checking algorithm. The Total
Packets option displays a graph that combines TX, RX, and TX Error, RX Error Packets activity.
The graph displays data transmission activity by showing Packets/s (i.e., packets per second, or
pps) versus sec. (seconds). In fact, three curves are displayed on the same graph: Uni-cast packets
(in red color), Multi-cast packets (in green color), and Broad-cast packets (in blue color). The
graph is updated every few seconds, allowing the user to analyze data transmission activity in
real-time.
Monitor by Port
Access the Monitor by Port function by selecting ALL Gigabit Ports from the left pull-down list.
The Gigabit port options are identical to the Monitor by System function discussed above, in that
users can view graphs that show All Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets activity,
but in this case, only for an individual port.
The All Ports option is essentially a graphical display
of the individual port activity that can be viewed with the Console Monitor function discussed
above. The All Ports option shows three vertical bars for each port. The height of the bar
represents Packets/s for the type of packet, at the instant the bar is being viewed. That is, as time
progresses, the height of the bar moves up or down so that the user can view the change in the rate
of packet transmission. The blue colored bar shows Uni-cast packets, the red colored bar shows
Multi-cast packets, and the orange colored bar shows Broad-cast packets. The graph is updated
every few seconds, allowing the user to analyze data transmission activity in real-time.