Port Configuration - GE -DS-242-POE User Manual

Chapter 4: Web-Based Management

Port Configuration

In Port control you can configure the settings of each port to control the connection
parameters, the status of each port is listed below.
Figure 4-19: Port Control interface
This page includes the following fields:
OBJECT
Port
State
Negotiation
Speed
Duplex
Flow Control
48
DESCRIPTION
Use the scroll bar and click on the port number to choose the port to be
configured.
Current port state. The port can be set to disable or enable mode. If the
port state is set as 'Disable', it will not receive or transmit any packet.
Auto and Force. Being set as Auto, the speed and duplex mode are
negotiated automatically. When you set it as Force, you have to set the
speed and duplex mode manually.
It is available for selecting when the Negotiation column is set as Force.
When the Negotiation column is set as Auto, this column is read-only.
It is available for selecting when the Negotiation column is set as Force.
When the Negotiation column is set as Auto, this column is read-only.
Whether or not the receiving node sends feedback to the sending node
is determined by this item. When enabled, once the device exceeds the
input data rate of another device, the receiving device will send a
PAUSE frame which halts the transmission of the sender for a specified
period of time. When disabled, the receiving device will drop the packet
if too much to process.
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