Configuring SwitchPorts

The SwitchPorts page allows you to manage the assignments of ports to PortShield interfaces. A PortShield interface is a virtual interface with a set of ports assigned to it.

To configure a SwitchPort, complete the following steps:

1	Expand the Network tree and click SwitchPorts. The SwitchPorts page displays.

 

2	Click the Edit icon () for the SwitchPort you want to configure. The SwitchPort Configuration window displays. The name of the PortShield interface group is assigned by default.

 

3	Click the Port Enable list box and click either Enable or Disable to either activate or deactivate the interfaces in the PortShield interface group.

4	Click the PortShield interface list box and click the PortShield interface you created in the previous procedure.

5	Click the Link Speed list box and click a throughput speed you want to assign the interface. The choices are:

•	Auto negotiate

•	100Mbps Full Duplex

•	100Mbps Half Duplex

•	10Mbps Full Duplex

•	10Mbps Half Duplex

NOTE: Do not change this setting from the default of Auto negotiate unless your system requires you to do so. Also, note that for any setting involving the Full Duplex feature to work properly, be sure to configure Full Duplex on both ends of the link. By not having Full Duplex configured on both ends, a duplex mismatch occurs, causing throughput loss.

6	Click on the Rate Limit option and Select on a value. The rate limit value enables you to throttle traffic coming into the switch. Remember, these values apply to inbound traffic only.

7	Click Ok. Wait for a few seconds. The system then incorporates the changes you made to the PortShield interface Group and adds it back to the switch ports list.