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Ports Configuration
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Ports Configuration
Ports Settings
You can use the Port Configuration page to manually set the speed, duplex mode,
and flow control.
Field Attributes
• Speed/Duplex – Allows you to manually set the port speed and duplex mode.
• Flow Control – Allows flow control to be enabled or disabled. When the box is
checked, flow control is enabled.
• Trunk – Indicates if a port is a member of a trunk.
Web – Click PORTS, Settings.
Figure 3-15 Port Configuration
Configuring Rate Limits
This function allows the network manager to control the maximum rate for traffic
transmitted or received on an interface. Rate limiting is configured on interfaces at
the edge of a network to limit traffic into or out of the switch. Traffic that falls within
the rate limit is transmitted or received, while packets that exceed the acceptable
amount of traffic are dropped.
Rate limiting can be applied to individual ports or trunks. When an interface is
configured with this feature, the traffic rate will be monitored by the hardware to
verify conformity. Non-conforming traffic is dropped, conforming traffic is forwarded
without any changes.
The Input/Output Bandwidth Limit field is a type-in box which accepts an integer
number in the range 1 to 100. The number specifies the percentage of the total
bandwidth of the port that can be used before packets are dropped or flow-control
starts.