52CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE SWITCH
A broadcast storm is an incorrect packet sent out on a network that causes most hosts to respond all at once, typically with wrong answers that start the process over again. Broadcast storms use substantial network bandwidth and may cause network
The settings include:
■Status – Enables and disables broadcast storm control.
■Packet Rate Threshold – Sets the broadcast storm threshold (64 to 1000000 kilobits per second).
Figure 36 Broadcast Storm Setup Screen
PoE
Click Device, then PoE on the menu. A screen appears with two tabs that include:
■Summary
■Setup
Summary
Use the Summary tab to display the device and port PoE settings.
