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Monitor

Monitor

The FortiSwitch Manager > Monitor pane shows a graphical representation of the connected FortiSwitch devices. Use the Refresh button to refresh the view, the search box to find a specific device or filter the view, and the zoom buttons to enlarge or shrink the view.

Ports that are transmitting and receiving data are highlighted in green. Port groups, such as PoE or SFP+ ports, are encircled in different colored boxes.

Hovering the cursor over the edge of a port group will open a pop-up showing the type of port in the group. Hovering the cursor over a port will open a pop-up showing information about the port, including:

Port

The port number.

Peer Device

The device that this switch is connected to. The current port, as well as the port that it is connected to on the connected, and the connection between the two devices, will be highlighted.

This item is only displayed when the port is connected to another FortiSwitch device.

Native VLAN

The native VLAN of the port.

PoE

Whether or not the port is currently providing PoE power.

This item is only displayed on PoE ports.

Link

The state of the link, either up or down.

Speed

The speed of the port, such as 1000Mbps/Full Duplex. The value is 0Mbps if the link is down.

Bytes Sent

The total number of bytes sent by the port.

Bytes Received

The total number of bytes received by the port.

Monitor

The FortiSwitch Manager > Monitor pane shows a graphical representation of the connected FortiSwitch devices. Use the Refresh button to refresh the view, the search box to find a specific device or filter the view, and the zoom buttons to enlarge or shrink the view.

Ports that are transmitting and receiving data are highlighted in green. Port groups, such as PoE or SFP+ ports, are encircled in different colored boxes.

Hovering the cursor over the edge of a port group will open a pop-up showing the type of port in the group. Hovering the cursor over a port will open a pop-up showing information about the port, including:

Port

The port number.

Peer Device

The device that this switch is connected to. The current port, as well as the port that it is connected to on the connected, and the connection between the two devices, will be highlighted.

This item is only displayed when the port is connected to another FortiSwitch device.

Native VLAN

The native VLAN of the port.

PoE

Whether or not the port is currently providing PoE power.

This item is only displayed on PoE ports.

Link

The state of the link, either up or down.

Speed

The speed of the port, such as 1000Mbps/Full Duplex. The value is 0Mbps if the link is down.

Bytes Sent

The total number of bytes sent by the port.

Bytes Received

The total number of bytes received by the port.