Chapter 5
Setting Up and Configuring the Router
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4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN
L2 > Port Setting
L2 Switch > Port Setting
Port
Displays the physical port number.
Link
Displays the port duplex mode and speed.
Full
Duplex
indicates that the interface supports transmission
between the device and its link partner in both directions
simultaneously.
Half Duplex
indicates that the interface
supports transmission between the device and the client
in only one direction at a time.
Mode
Select the port duplex mode and speed from the
drop-down menu. You can also select
Auto Negotiation
,
which is a protocol between two link partners that enables
a port to advertise its transmission rate, duplex mode and
flow control abilities to its partner.
Flow Control
Displays the flow control status on the port.
Operates when port is in Full duplex mode.
MaxFrame
Displays the maximum frame size the port
can receive and send.
L2 > Statistics
L2 Switch > Statistics
Statistics Overview
Tx Bytes
Displays the number of Bytes transmitted from
the selected port.
Tx Frames
Displays the number of Frames transmitted
from the selected port.
Rx Bytes
Displays the number of Bytes received on the
selected port.
Rx Frames
Displays the number of Frames received on
the selected port.
Tx Errors
Displays the number of error packets
transmitted from the selected port.
Rx Errors
Displays the number of error packets received
from the selected port.
L2 > Port Mirroring
L2 Switch > Port Mirroring
Mirror Source
Use this to enable or disable source port
mirroring for each port on the Router. To enable source
port mirroring on a port, check the box next to that port.
To disable source port mirroring on a port, leave the box
unchecked. The default is
disabled
.
Mirror Port
Select the mirror destination port from the
drop-down menu.
L2 > RSTP
L2 Switch > RSTP
The RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) protocol prevents
loops in the network and dynamically reconfigures which
physical links in a switch should forward frames.
System Priority
Enter the system priority from 0 to 61440
in increments of 4096. Valid values are 0, 4096, 8192,
12288, 16384, 20480, 24576, 28672, 32768, 40960, 45056,
49152, 53248, 57344, and 61440. The lower the system
priority, the more likely the Router is to become the root
in the Spanning Tree. The default is
32768
.
Hello Time
Enter a number from 1 to 10. The default is
2
.
Max Age
Enter a number from 6 to 40. The default is
20
.