Allied Telesis AT-2912T - Manual (Page 75)

Secure Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User’s Guide
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Updating the
Receive Buffers
Property
Receive Buffers are data segments that allow the network adapter to
allocate receive packets to memory. For 1 Gbps adapters, the range of
valid receive buffers is 50 to 2,000 in increments of 1. The default value is
750 receive buffers.
To set the Receive Buffers property, do the following:
1. Access the Advanced tab:
 For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems, see “Selecting the
Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP” on
page 58.
 For Windows 7 Operating systems, see “Selecting the Advanced
Tab in Windows 7” on page 61.
 For Windows Vista Operating systems, see “Selecting the
Advanced Tab in Windows Vista” on page 63.
The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 30 on page 60.
2. From the Property list on the Advanced tab, select Receive Buffers.
3. From the Value list on the Advanced tab, enter a value between 50
and 2,000.
4. Click OK.
5. If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter
properties to take effect, rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all
registers.
6. Verify that the port LED operates correctly. See one of the following
descriptions:
 “AT-2712FX/SC and AT-2712LX20/SC Adapters Physical
Descriptions” on page 17
 “AT-2912T Adapter Physical Description” on page 18
Updating the
Receive Side
Scaling Property
The Receive Side Scaling (RSS) feature configures RSS queues from 1 to
4. The available options are RSS 1 Queue, RSS 2 Queue, and RSS 4
Queue. By default, RSS is enabled.
To set RSS, do the following:
1. Access the Advanced tab:
 For Windows Server 2003 Operating systems, see “Selecting the
Advanced Tab in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP” on
page 58.