4-2-2. Port Configuration

Function name:

Ports Configuration

Function description:

Ports Configuration is applied to change the settings of each port. In this configuration function, you can set/reset the following parameters, Mode and Flow Control. All of them are described in details below.

Parameter description:

Enable Jumbo Frames:

This function supports jumbo frames of up to 9600 bytes, Just tick the check box (;) to enable it.

Default: disable

Link:

Show link status of this port. Mode:

Set the speed and duplex of the port. If the media is 1Gbps fiber, there are three modes to choose: Auto Speed, 1000 Full and Disable. If the media is TP, the Speed/Duplex is comprised of the combination of speed mode, 10/100/1000Mbps, and duplex mode, full duplex and half duplex. The following table summarizes the function the media supports.

Media type

NWay

Speed

 

Duplex

1000M TP

ON/OFF

10/100/1000M

1000M Fiber

ON/OFF

1000M

Full for all, Half for 10/100 Full

In Auto Speed mode, no default value. In Forced mode, default value depends on your setting.

Flow Control:

You can Just tick the check box (;) to enable flow control. If flow control is set Enable, both parties can send PAUSE frame to the transmitting device(s) if the receiving port is too busy to handle. When it is set Disable, there will be no flow control in the port. It drops the packet if too much to handle.

Default: Disable

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Edimax Technology ES-5240G+ user manual Port Configuration, On/Off

ES-5240G+ specifications

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