WEB INTERFACE

switch.

Parameter

Default

Description

Flow Control

Disabled

Allows you to enable or disable flow

Mode

 

control for all ports on the switch.

Admin Status

Enable

Allows you to disable a port due to

 

 

abnormal behavior (e.g., excessive

 

 

collisions), and then re-enable it after the

 

 

problem has been resolved. You may

 

 

also disable a port for security reasons.

Duplex Status

Auto-Negotiatio

Used to set the current port duplex mode

 

n

or auto-negotiation. The default is

 

 

auto-negotiation.

Flow Control

Disabled

Used to enable or disable flow control.

status

 

Flow control can eliminate frame loss by

 

 

“blocking” traffic from end stations or

 

 

segments connected directly to the

 

 

switch when its buffers fill. Back

 

 

pressure is used for half duplex and IEEE

 

 

802.3x for full duplex. Note that flow

 

 

control should not be used if a port is

 

 

connected to a hub.

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