Configuring the FLOW CONTROL Characteristic

Example: Disabling FLOW CONTROL

The following command shows how to disable FLOW CONTROL on port 5 of an access server:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 FLOW CONTROL DISABLED

FLOW CONTROL Direction

The access server software allows you to specify flow input and output FLOW CONTROL:

Input FLOW CONTROL refers to the data flow from the attached device to the access server.

Output FLOW CONTROL refers to the data flow from the access server to the attached device.

By default, the access server enables FLOW CONTROL in both directions.

Example: Enabling Input FLOW CONTROL

The following command shows how to enable input FLOW CONTROL on port 5 of an access server:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 INPUT FLOW CONTROL ENABLED

Example: Enabling output FLOW CONTROL

The following command shows how to disable output FLOW CONTROL on port 5 of an access server:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 OUTPUT FLOW CONTROL DISABLED

9-12 Configuring Basic Device Characteristics