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Figure 4-12. Switch Port Configuration Menu
x Port Description - Sixteen characters can be entered to identify the port.
x Administration 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,
this is enabled.
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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/Type of Service configuration in the Device Configuration Menu will have
higher precedence.