# Interface Based

Monitoring > Interface Based

In this dialog box, select the interfaces you want to monitor.

To view the definition for this MIB variable, click the following link:

- Interface (caqPortStatsDropPkts)

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:

- After choosing an interface, click Select Direction to bring up the Monitoring Interface Based Statistics dialog box.

- Click OK to continue.

- Click Apply to save the changes in the dialog box.

- Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

- Click Refresh to update the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Help to access the online help.

Interface (caqPortStatsDropPkts)

The number of packets that have been received and dropped from the interface because they exceeded the threshold value configured at this queue and interface threshold.