Allied Telesis AT-2973T/4, AT-2973SX manual Updating Transmit Buffers Property, Vlan ID

Updating the

Transmit Buffers

Property

Updating the

VLAN ID

Property

AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, and AT-2973T/4 NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Transmit buffers are data segments that allow the network adapter to monitor transmit packets in the system memory. The default value is 1500.

To set the Transmit Buffers property, do the following:

1.Access the Advanced tab:

For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems, see “Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003” on page 100.

For Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Operating systems, see “Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7” on page 103.

For Windows Operating systems, see “Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Vista” on page 104.

The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 19 on page 102.

2.From the Property list on the Advanced tab, select Transmit Buffers.

3.From the Value list on the Advanced tab, enter a number between 0 and 2,500.

4.Click OK.

5.If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect, rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers.

6.Verify that the port LED operates correctly. See one of the following descriptions:

“AT-2973SX Adapter Physical Description” on page 17

“AT-2973T Adapter Physical Description” on page 18

“AT-2973T/4 Adapter Physical Description” on page 21

The VLAN ID specifies the VLAN identifier. It is the number of the VLAN where the port is an untagged member. You must assign a VLAN ID to a VLAN. The range is 1 to 4094. The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 0.

To assign a VLAN ID, do the following:

1.Access the Advanced Tab:

For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems, see “Selecting the Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003” on page 100.

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