A system comprising: a plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406), each of said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406) comprising: separable contacts (204; 304), an operating mechanism (206; 306) structured to open and close said separable contacts (204; 304), a trip mechanism (208; 308) cooperating with said operating mechanism (206; 306) to trip open said separable contacts (204; 304), a test circuit (214; 310) structured to test said trip mechanism (208; 308) and determine a failure to protect condition thereof (212; 312), and a communication circuit (216; 314) structured to communicate said failure to protect condition; an electrical distribution panel having a housing housing said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406); and a communication interface structured to receive said failure to protect condition from said communication circuit (216; 314) of each of said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406) and annunciate said failure to protect condition, wherein said housing is an enclosure comprising a knockout opening; wherein said communication interface is mounted at said knockout opening in order to provide access to both inside and outside of said enclosure, said communication interface comprising: a receiver mounted within said knockout opening and structured to receive said failure to protect condition from a number of said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406); and a processor apparatus including a number of interfaces (410, 412, 414, 416) disposed outside the enclosure, the processor apparatus structured to input said received failure to protect condition from said receiver and responsively annunciate said failure to protect condition via at least one of the number of interfaces (410, 412, 414, 416). a plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406), each of said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406) comprising: separable contacts (204; 304), an operating mechanism (206; 306) structured to open and close said separable contacts (204; 304), a trip mechanism (208; 308) cooperating with said operating mechanism (206; 306) to trip open said separable contacts (204; 304), a test circuit (214; 310) structured to test said trip mechanism (208; 308) and determine a failure to protect condition thereof (212; 312), and a communication circuit (216; 314) structured to communicate said failure to protect condition; separable contacts (204; 304), an operating mechanism (206; 306) structured to open and close said separable contacts (204; 304), a trip mechanism (208; 308) cooperating with said operating mechanism (206; 306) to trip open said separable contacts (204; 304), a test circuit (214; 310) structured to test said trip mechanism (208; 308) and determine a failure to protect condition thereof (212; 312), and a communication circuit (216; 314) structured to communicate said failure to protect condition; an electrical distribution panel having a housing housing said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406); and a communication interface structured to receive said failure to protect condition from said communication circuit (216; 314) of each of said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406) and annunciate said failure to protect condition, wherein said housing is an enclosure comprising a knockout opening; wherein said communication interface is mounted at said knockout opening in order to provide access to both inside and outside of said enclosure, said communication interface comprising: a receiver mounted within said knockout opening and structured to receive said failure to protect condition from a number of said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406); and a processor apparatus including a number of interfaces (410, 412, 414, 416) disposed outside the enclosure, the processor apparatus structured to input said received failure to protect condition from said receiver and responsively annunciate said failure to protect condition via at least one of the number of interfaces (410, 412, 414, 416). a receiver mounted within said knockout opening and structured to receive said failure to protect condition from a number of said plurality of electrical switching apparatuses (202; 302; 406); and a processor apparatus including a number of interfaces (410, 412, 414, 416) disposed outside the enclosure, the processor apparatus structured to input said received failure to protect condition from said receiver and responsively annunciate said failure to protect condition via at least one of the number of interfaces (410, 412, 414, 416).