3Com TR manual Port Configuration, Setting Up Ports, Setting the Port Admin. State, Setting Vlan ID

4-6CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING WITH THE VT100 INTERFACE

Port Configuration

The Port configuration section includes directions for configuring ports of the Switch 2000 TR, including:

■Admin State

■VLAN ID

■Port Personality

■Internal Priority

■Congestion Control

■Token Priority

■Speed

■Forwarding Mode

■Cut-Thru Threshold%

■Locally Administered Address

■Broadcast Storm Control

■Port Bridge Settings

■Spanning Tree Fields

NOTE:All settings in the Port Setup screens are “live” settings. They take effect immediately unless other- wise noted.

For more information on the port, refer to “Port Sta- tistics in Chapter 6.

Setting Up Ports

1Log on to the Switch 2000 TR.

2Select Switch Management from the Main Menu.

3Press [Space Bar] and select *Port*.

4Enter the desired port and unit ID.

5Select SETUP. The TR Port Setup screen appears.

Figure 4-7TR Port Setup Screen

Setting the Port Admin. State

Use the Admin. State field to enable or disable indi- vidual ports.

1Set this field by toggling the [Space Bar].

2Press [Return].

Setting VLAN ID

The VLAN ID field allows you to assign ports to a VLAN (workgroup) which can only communicate with other ports in the same VLAN. You have the ability to assign ports to up to 15 separate VLANS. VLANs are