You can enable detailed port statistics via the command-line interface (CLI) on switches in the Netgear M4200/M4300 family. I will explain how to set up a time range and port group, and apply them to a port or range of ports to gather throughput data. This post will make up for some shortcomings in Netgear’s CLI documentation about enabling and gathering switching statistics.

NOTE: you must enter commands enable and configure to enter administrative configuration mode prior to setting a time range or port statistics.