User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 8-Port and 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Click Switch
- Contents
- 1 Get Started
- 2 Network Settings
- 3 Optimize Performance With Quality of Service
- 4 Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation
- VLAN Overview
- Create a Basic Port-Based VLAN
- Assign Ports to Multiple VLAN Groups
- Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in a Basic Configuration
- Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in an Advanced Configuration
- Add Tagged or Untagged Ports to an 802.1Q-Based VLAN
- Specify a Port PVID for an 802.1Q-Based VLAN
- Manage the Voice VLAN
- 5 Manage and Monitor the Switch
- Manage Flow Control
- Manage the Port Speed
- Specify a Port Description
- Enable Loop Detection
- Control the Port LEDs
- Enable the Power Saving Mode
- Change the Switch Management Mode
- Manage Access Control
- Upgrade the Firmware
- Reboot the Switch
- Save the Switch Configuration
- Restore a Saved Switch Configuration
- Restore Factory Default Settings
- Enable Port Mirroring
- View Switch Information or Change the Switch Device Name
- View Port Statistics
- 6 Manage Power over Ethernet
- 7 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- A Supplemental Information
8-Port and 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Click Switch
Manage and Monitor the Switch User Manual46
Manage Flow Control
Flow control works by pausing a port if the port becomes oversubscribed and dropping all
traffic for small bursts of time during the congestion condition. You can enable or disable
IEEE 802.3x flow control. By default, flow control is disabled.
To manage flow control:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
of
f-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser
, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
Access the Switch Using a Web
Browser on page 7.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’
s password in the password field.
The switch’s default password is password.
The Switch Information page displays.
5. Select System > Management > Port Status.
Note: Models GSS108E and GSS108EPP provide 8 ports. Model GSS116E
provides 16 ports.
6. Select the check boxes for one or more ports.
7. In the Flow Control menu, select Enable or Disable.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.