Global Port Configuration
Setting Port Default Priority
Use the following procedure to set the priority for a port. This priority setting determines the order in which the port forwards packets. Each port is associated with a traffic class: zero (0) is the lowest, and the default priority level. Seven (7) is the highest priority level.
1 Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in the Configuration Menu.
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3 In the Basic Port Configuration Menu, type a to open the Advanced Port Configuration Menu.
4 Use s, n, or p to select the port for which you want to set the default priority.
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Type i to set the priority for the selected port. Enter the priority, from 0 to 7, and press Return.
The new default priority is shown on the Advanced Port Configuration Menu.
Global Port Configuration
The Global Port Configuration Menu allows you to simultaneously change the configuration information for all ports in a module.
To change the port configuration for all ports in a module, use the following procedure.
1 From the Configuration Menu, type p to access the Port Configuration Menu. A System Module Map appears, similar to Figure
2 Select the module that you want to configure globally. The Basic Port Configuration Menu appears, similar to Figure
KNote: Your configuration choices will change the settings of all the ports in the module you select. The configuration of ports in other modules will be unaf- fected.
3 From the Basic Port Configuration Menu, type g. The Global Port Configuration Menu appears, for either
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