Netgear M4250-26G4XF-PoE User Manual - Page 60

Select All Ports, Port Interface Settings

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AV Line of Fully Managed Switches M4250 Series devices. The paused port does not forward packets for the time that is specified in the pause frame. When the pause frame time elapses, or the utilization returns to a specified low threshold, the switch enables the port to again transmit frames. • Asymmetric flow control: With asymmetric flow control, the switch does not send pause frames, but does honor incoming pause frames by temporarily halting transmission. To configure flow control for one or more ports or LAGs: 1. Launch a web browser. 2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch. The login page displays. 3. In the Login Name field, enter admin as the user name, in the Password field, enter your local device password, and click the AV UI Login button. The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must specify a local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in. The Overview page displays. 4. Select Configure > Port configuration. The Port Configuration page displays. 5. Click the Port Interface Settings link: The Interface Settings page displays. 6. Select the one or more ports to which the settings must apply by clicking individual ports or, to select all ports, select the Select All Ports check box. If you configured LAGs (see Link Aggregation on page 33), you can also select one or more LAGs. 7. From the Flow Control menu, select a setting to configure what happens if the port buffers become full: • disable: The switch does not send pause frames, and data loss could occur. This is the default setting. • symmetric: The switch sends pause frames to stop traffic. The switch also honors incoming pause frames by temporarily halting transmission. • asymmetric: The switch does not send pause frames, and data loss could occur. However, the switch does honor incoming pause frames by temporarily halting transmission. 8. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Port Configuration 60 Audio Video User Manual

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devices. The paused port does not forward packets for the time that is specified in
the pause frame. When the pause frame time elapses, or the utilization returns to a
specified low threshold, the switch enables the port to again transmit frames.
Asymmetric flow control
: With asymmetric flow control, the switch does not send
pause frames, but does honor incoming pause frames by temporarily halting
transmission.
To configure flow control for one or more ports or LAGs:
1.
Launch a web browser.
2.
In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login page displays.
3.
In the
Login Name
field, enter
admin
as the user name, in the
Password
field, enter
your local device password, and click the
AV UI Login
button.
The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must
specify a local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in.
The Overview page displays.
4.
Select
Configure > Port configuration
.
The Port Configuration page displays.
5.
Click the
Port Interface Settings
link:
The Interface Settings page displays.
6.
Select the one or more ports to which the settings must apply by clicking individual
ports or, to select all ports, select the
Select All Ports
check box.
If you configured LAGs (see Link
Aggregation
on page 33), you can also select one
or more LAGs.
7.
From the
Flow Control
menu, select a setting to configure what happens if the port
buffers become full:
disable
: The switch does not send pause frames, and data loss could occur. This
is the default setting.
symmetric
: The switch sends pause frames to stop traffic. The switch also honors
incoming pause frames by temporarily halting transmission.
asymmetric
: The switch does not send pause frames, and data loss could occur.
However, the switch does honor incoming pause frames by temporarily halting
transmission.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Audio Video User Manual
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Port Configuration
AV Line of Fully Managed Switches M4250 Series