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3.2. Individual Port Configuration
Figure 3-18. Switch Port Configuration Menu
In Switch Port Configuration Menu, you can configure basic characteristics such as
speed, flow control, and VLAN ID as well as the following features supported by the
switch:
x Port Description - Sixteen characters can be entered to identify the port.
x
Admin State
- When set to Disable, the port is inoperable and no devices can
access the switch through the port. The administrator must then enable the
port in order for a link to be established.
x Speed and Duplex - There are five different settings that can be set for each
port: Half-duplex-10Mbps, Full-duplex-10Mbps, Half-duplex-100Mbps,
Full-duplex-100Mbps and Auto-negotiation.
x Flow Control - When enabled, pause frame is utilized for full duplex
operations and backpressure flow control is utilized for half duplex. By
default, it is enabled.
x Per-Port Priority – Four levels of priority (High, Medium, Low and Lowest)
can be set to each individual port. However, the priority level set through QoS
or TOS will have higher precedence.
x
Bandwidth Management
- Eight levels of speed control facilitate the
management of bandwidth. Configuration of receive and transmit control of
each port is independent. You can set the port to transmit and/or receive at