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Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
56 Using the Console Interface
Figure 6-14. Port Configuration screen
Items in the above window are defined as follows:
♦
Switch
Specifies the Switch where the port is being configured.
♦
Module
Specifies the module where the port is being configured.
♦
Port
Specifies the port that will be configured.
♦
Port Type
Specifies the speed and cable type of the selected port.
♦
State
Enables
or
Disables
the port. This amounts to turning the port on or off.
♦
Speed/Duplex
Selects the desired Speed and Duplex settings for the port. Possibilities include:
Auto
,
100M/Full
,
100M/Half
,
10M/Full
, or
10M/Half
. If a Gigabit module is being used,
1000M/Full
will be
displayed in this field. Choosing
Auto
enables NWay auto-configuration on the port.
♦
Flow Ctrl
Toggles flow control
On
or
Off
. It is useful during periods of heavy network activity when the
Switch’s buffers can receive too much traffic and fill up faster than the Switch can forward the
information. In such cases, the Switch will intervene and tell the transmitting device to pause to allow
the information in the port buffer to be sent. Confirm that Flow Control is in force by checking the
Status
field.
♦
Priority
Selects
Normal
,
High
or
Low
. The Switch has two packet queues where incoming packets
wait to be processed for forwarding; a high priority and low priority queue. The high priority queue
should only be used for data in which latency can have adverse affects on the function of an application,