4.5 Port Manager
The Port Manager screen allows the user to arrange the port characteristics related to link operations. Select a. All Ports to arrange multiple port configurations, or b. Port Specific to configure one port at a time. Use the spacebar to toggle between selections.
4.5.1 All Ports
From the All Ports screen, the following characteristics can be configured:
∙Admin field: Allows Administrator to Enable or Disable the port
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∙Duplex field: Offers the choice of Full, Half, or Auto (will
∙Flow Control: Flow control stops the sender from sending data until the receiver can accept it
∙Comments: Allows the administrator to name the port or make comments
4.5.2 Port Specific
The options here are similar to those in the All Ports menu. The difference is that only the specified port will be changed.
The upper half of this screen shows the current status for the following parameters:
∙Link Status
∙Duplex
∙Data Rate
∙Port State
From the Port Specific screen, the following characteristics can be configured:
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∙Data rate
∙Duplex
∙Flow Control
∙Comments
∙Admin Status
∙HOL Prevention
∙Port VLAN ID
4.6Address Manager
This screen allows the user to configure the Static Bridge Table and to set the Aging time.
4.6.1 Static Addresses
Systems whose MAC address and port number are listed in this screen will not be purged from the forwarding table by the Aging process. Enter the desired MAC Addresses and port numbers and press Ctrl+W to save your changes.
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