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Chapter 8 Basic Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12 Basic Setting > Port Setup LABEL Port * DESCRIPTION This is the port index number. Settings in this row apply to all ports. Use this row only if you want to make some settings the same for all ports. Use this row first to set the common settings and then make adjustments on a port-by-port basis. Active Name Note: Changes in this row are copied to all the ports as soon as you make them. Select this check box to enable a port. The factory default for all ports is enabled. A port must be enabled for data transmission to occur. Enter a descriptive name that identifies this port. You can enter up to 64 alpha-numerical characters. Type Speed/ Duplex Note: Due to space limitation, the port name may be truncated in some web configurator screens. This field displays 10/100M for Fast Ethernet connections and 10/100/ 1000M for Gigabit connections. Select the speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet connection on this port. Choices are Auto, 10M/Half Duplex, 10M/Full Duplex, 100M/ Half Duplex, 100M/Full Duplex and 1000M/Full Duplex (Gigabit connections only). Flow Control Selecting Auto (auto-negotiation) allows one port to negotiate with a peer port automatically to obtain the connection speed and duplex mode that both ends support. When auto-negotiation is turned on, a port on the Switch negotiates with the peer automatically to determine the connection speed and duplex mode. If the peer port does not support auto-negotiation or turns off this feature, the Switch determines the connection speed by detecting the signal on the cable and using half duplex mode. When the Switch's auto-negotiation is turned off, a port uses the pre-configured speed and duplex mode when making a connection, thus requiring you to make sure that the settings of the peer port are the same in order to connect. A concentration of traffic on a port decreases port bandwidth and overflows buffer memory causing packet discards and frame losses. Flow Control is used to regulate transmission of signals to match the bandwidth of the receiving port. The Switch uses IEEE802.3x flow control in full duplex mode and backpressure flow control in half duplex mode. IEEE802.3x flow control is used in full duplex mode to send a pause signal to the sending port, causing it to temporarily stop sending signals when the receiving port memory buffers fill. Back Pressure flow control is typically used in half duplex mode to send a "collision" signal to the sending port (mimicking a state of packet collision) causing the sending port to temporarily stop sending signals and resend later. Select Flow Control to enable it. 84 MES-3528 User's Guide