Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch

 

 

 

Table 5-1 Switching Configuration: Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Delay

Specify a time period a low priority packet is allowed to queue in the

 

 

Time

switch before the packet is dropped.

 

 

Priority Queue

With QoS (Quality of Service) organizations can differentiate traffic by

 

 

Assignment

setting the precedence values in the IP header at the periphery of the

 

 

(Checked for

network to enable the backbone to prioritize traffic.

 

 

High Priority)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level1 …

Select the check box(es) to add the packets with the level bits to the high

 

 

Level7

priority queue.

 

 

Protocol Enable Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable

Select this option to activate Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Refer to the

 

 

Spanning

STP chapter for more information.

 

 

Tree Protocol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable IGMP

Select this option to activate Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP).

 

 

Protocol

Refer to Section 8.1 for more information.

 

 

IGMP Query

Select Auto to allow the network to automatically find the IGMP server.

 

 

Mode

The multicast device with the lowest numerical IP address to be the IGMP

 

 

 

server. This is the default setting.

 

 

 

Select Enable to force this switch to be the IGMP server even when there

 

 

 

is already an IGMP server on the network. Selecting this option may

 

 

 

affect network performance.

 

 

 

Select Disable to forcibly disallow this switch from being an IGMP server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN

Select No VLAN, 802.1Q with GVRP, 802.1Q without GVRP or Port-

 

 

Operation

Based from the drop-down list box.

 

 

Mode

Select No VLAN to disable VLANs.

 

 

 

Select 802.1Q with GVRP to set up tag-based VLAN groups that extend

 

 

 

beyond the local switch.

 

 

 

Select 802.1Q without GVRP to set up tag-based VLAN groups on the

 

 

 

switch only.

 

 

 

Select Port-Basedto set up port-based VLANs.

 

 

 

Refer to the chapter on VLANs.

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Switch Configuration

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