4.3 Port Configuration

This function allows displaying each port’s status. The Link Status in the screen displays the current connection speed and duplex mode; else this function will show down when the port is disconnected. Press the “Refresh” button to renew the screen. The screen in Figure 4-4appears.

Figure 4-4Port Configuration screen

The page includes the following configurable data; see the table 4-3description of the Port Configuration.

 

• Item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• All Ports Jumbo

The maximum Ethernet frame size the interface supports or is configured,

 

 

Frames Setting

including Ethernet header, CRC, and payload. Draw the menu bar to select the

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

• Disable - The default maximum frame size is 1518

 

 

 

• 4096 Kbytes – Set the maximum frame size to 4096 Bytes

 

 

 

• 9600 Kbytes - Set the maximum frame size to 9600 Bytes

 

 

• Drop frames after

Enable or Disable the device to drop frames once the excessive collisions be

 

 

excessive collisions

detected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Port

Indicate port 1 to port 24.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Link

Indicate current link status and link speed duplex mode of each port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Mode

Allow configuring the port speed and operation mode. Draw the menu bar to

 

 

 

select the mode.

 

 

 

 

• Auto Speed - Setup Auto negotiation.

 

 

 

• 10 half

- Force sets 10Mbps/Half-Duplex mode.

 

 

 

• 10 Full

- Force sets 10Mbps/Full-Duplex mode.

 

 

 

• 100 half

- Force sets 100Mbps/Half-Duplex mode.

 

 

 

• 100 full

- Force sets 100Mbps/Full-Duplex mode.

 

 

 

• 1000 full

- Force sets 10000Mbps/Full-Duplex mode.

 

 

 

• Disable

- Shutdown the port manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Flow Control

Allow Enable or Disable flow control for selected port.

 

 

 

• Enable – 802.3x flow control is enabled on Full-Duplex mode or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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