60 Configuring & Monitoring The Switch ELS100-24TXG
Configuring Class of Service
You can configure Class of Service pa rameters usi ng the Class of Service
Configuration Menu. This menu permits you to co nfigur e priority leve ls to
traffic being forwar ded through the switch . During periods of cong estion,
Class of Service settings ensure that traffic whi ch has been assign ed high
priority is forwarded through the switch ahea d of normal prior ity traffic. For
further informatio n, see Appendix E, “ C l ass of Service.”
To configure Class of Service, do the following:
1. Select Class of Service Configuration Menu from the Switch
Configuration Menu.
2. Turn the global switch Class of Service oper ation on or off by to ggling
the Class of Service Enable option by pressing a.
3. Select Priority Threshold and en ter a num be r betw e en 0 and 7. This
number represents the threshold b etween h igh and l ow prior ity traffic
passing through the switch.
4. Select Configure Port Priority.
The Port Priority Menu displays. From this menu, individual port pri-
ority levels can be configured.
Configuring Port Operation
You can configure 10/100 ports for ope r ati on al param eters such as auto-
negotiation, duplex mode, port speed and flow control. On the Gigabit
Ethernet ports, flow control and auto-negotiation can be configured, but
duplex mode and port sp eed cannot. The Giga bi t Ethernet ports alwa ys
operate in full duplex mode and at a 1000Mbps speed.
To configure port operation, do the following:
1. Select Port Menu from the Main Menu.
2. Select Configure and enter an individual port nu mber or multip le port
numbers. Press [Enter].
The port number(s) entered displays on the top of the Port Configu-
ration screen.
Examples: You can configure an individual port or
multiple ports, separated by commas or hyphens, in ei-
ther:
a list: ports 1, 3, 5, 7
a range: ports 6-9
or a combination of both: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10-15, 21, 23