C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration

Changing the flow control

Flow control prevents the loss of frames during busy periods. To

on a port

change the flow mechanism on a port:

 

Note This feature is over-ridden by disabling the flow control set-

 

 

ting in Device Setup>Switching.

 

1

Click the port you want to change.

 

2

Select Port Setup.

 

3

Click Port Mode.

 

4

In Flow Control, click the flow control you want.

 

 

Default uses the same flow control as specified in Device

 

 

Setup.

 

5

Click OK.

Purpose

Changing the state of a port

Port Specific Spanning Tree

You can:

View the Spanning Tree setups for the port

Specify whether STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) is enabled on the port

Define which ports are going to be used most frequently

To specify that a port is using STP:

1Click the port you want to change.

2Select Port Setup.

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Intel 510T Port Specific Spanning Tree, Change the flow mechanism on a port, Flow Control, click the flow control you want