Manage Individual Port Settings; Set The Priority For A Port; Set Rate Limits For A Port - NETGEAR GS810EMX User Manual

Manage Individual Port Settings

For each individual port, you can set rate limits for incoming and outgoing traffic, set the port speed (by
default, the speed is set automatically), enable flow control, change the port name label, and change the
LED color scheme.

Set the Priority for a Port

Port-based priority is the default QoS mode on the switch. In this QoS mode, you can set the priority for a
port.
You also can set the priority for a port (the same feature) as part of the Quality of Service configuration on
the switch (see Use Port-Based Quality of Service and Set Port Priorities
The switch services traffic from ports with a high priority (P7 or P6) before traffic from ports with a medium
(P5 or P4), normal (P3 or P2), or low priority (P1 or P0). Similarly, the switch services traffic from ports with
a medium priority before traffic from ports with a normal or low priority and traffic from ports with a normal
priority before traffic from ports with a low priority. If severe network congestion occurs, the switch might
drop packets with a low priority.
To set the priority for a port:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the switch or to the
switch directly through an Ethernet cable.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
The login page displays.
3. Enter the switch password.
The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive.
The HOME page displays.
4. From the menu at the top of the page, select GAMING.
The page shows the UPLOAD TIME, DOWNLOAD TIME, and DEVICES panes.
5. In the DEVICES pane, click the star icon for the port.
A pop-up menu displays the priorities.
6. Select a priority by clicking the associated star icon in the pop-up menu.
The pop-up menu closes and your settings are saved.
(You do not need to click an APPLY button.)

Set Rate Limits for a Port

You can limit the rate of incoming (ingress) traffic, outgoing (egress) traffic, or both on a port to prevent the
port (and the device that is attached to it) from taking up too much bandwidth on the switch. Rate limiting
simply means that the switch slows down all traffic on a port so that traffic does not exceed the limit that
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